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Many family members and family offices are attracted to the idea of aligning their values with their investing. Yet many are confused or frustrated by the lack of straightforward methods and metrics to define an “impact investment,” particularly how to contrast these to more traditional investments. This session will discuss the signifi...

Since the end of the Global Financial Crisis, abundant Central Bank liquidity has created a global rising tide for financial assets. Stocks, bonds, and real estate have been locked into a relentless, low volatility “melt-up” in valuation over the past nine years, culminating in the extraordinarily low volatility of 2017. This year has u...

This session will share the perspective of a private equity entrepreneur and a significant institutional investor as he works with his son to develop their family’s long-term investment approach. The family will share how their investment program has evolved from concentrated private equity holdings within their single-family office to a syst...

Presented at the 2018 FOX Family Security WorkshopJuly 18-19, 2018Financial institutions are critical partners of family offices. Security experts cite cyber threats as one of the top risks to financial markets. Financial institutions are continually challenged by the speed of technological change and the increasingly sophisticated nature of threat...

Presented at the 2018 FOX Family Security WorkshopJuly 18-19, 2018Brent White discussed proven methods of bypassing popular physical security controls and employees, using only publicly available tools and social engineering. See war stories from assessments, and the frightening simplicity of gaining unauthorized physical access to many things...

Presented at the 2018 FOX Family Security WorkshopJuly 18-19, 2018In a world where social media makes personal privacy a challenge, how can you keep your family safe? Just as you have a process for evaluating business and investment risks, the process for assessing personal security risks should help you identify areas of vulnerability and outline ...

Presented at the 2018 FOX Family Security WorkshopJuly 18-19, 2018With cyber breaches making headlines with increasing frequency and magnitude and as more and more family offices have become targets of cyberattacks, it is no surprise that concerns about cybersecurity keep family office executives awake at night. During this working lunch, participa...

While most indicators predict a healthy economy in the near future, the inevitable downturn lurks ominously on the horizon. In addition, tension with Russia and China, as well as the threat of renewed violence in the Middle East creates warranted anxiety among investors. Certainly the landscape of risks investors and family offices face continues t...

Enterprise Risk Management offers a robust approach to managing risk for families, developing a cost effective, comprehensive plan taking into consideration the rapidly evolving nature of our clients’ needs. It takes a holistic approach to identifying, defining, quantifying, analyzing and providing solutions to all the identifiable exposures ...

Presented at the 2018 FOX Family Security WorkshopJuly 18-19, 2018Organizations value and view security, risk and control differently. Some of these differences are related to risk and threat profiles impacting an organization based on factors such as industry, location, product/services, etc.Some differences are related to management's view of com...

Presented at the 2018 FOX Family Security WorkshopJuly 18-19, 2018As new social and geopolitical conflicts arise, threats to a family’s security and well-being change. This landscape has materially shifted over the last few years and, as a result, families need to be prepared to address a variety of personal, physical, and cyber risks. In this sess...