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How next gens are surfing the wave of impact investment in ocean conservation

October 25, 2019

Families looking to invest in impact vehicles should ensure the impact element of the fund is genuine and it has the right tools to measure impact, says Max Gottschalk, the founder and chief executive of multifamily investment office Vedra Partners.

In safe hands: Global Jet Capital on business aviation

July 15, 2019

The private jet market can seem a crowded and confusing place. Shawn Vick, chief executive of Global Jet Capital, provides some much needed clarity on business aviation

You have a long history in business aviation, so can you tell me a little more about the market in general?

Impacts impress investors but they just can’t get the staff

June 20, 2019

Investors say their impact investments meet—or beat—their expectations as the global $502 billion sector grows and matures, but they struggle to find the right people to manage their projects.

Investors say their impact investments meet—or beat—their expectations as the global $502 billion sector grows and matures, but they struggle to find the right people to manage their projects.

New ‘Core Characteristics of Impact Investing’ a roadmap for family investors

April 12, 2019

The “Core Characteristics of Impact Investing” have been unveiled to help family offices interested in creating positive change navigate the growing $502 billion impact market.

The “Core Characteristics of Impact Investing” have been unveiled to help family offices interested in creating positive change navigate the growing $502 billion impact market.

Intentionality, Evidence-Based Investment Design, Impact Management and Contribution to Industry Growth were declared as the core characteristics to provide reference points and practical actions to establish the baseline expectations for impact investing.

Impact investing challenges heard at debut San Diego conference

October 4, 2018

The first-ever North American Family Impact Investing Conference hosted by Campden Wealth took San Diego by storm last week—but don’t let the inaugural part fool you. Some of the largest US, Canadian and European families asked the quintessential questions that are helping to shape the growing impact investing landscape.

First and foremost, the question on many families’ minds was: “Can you ‘do good’ and make money while doing it?”

Family next generations on a mission to impact invest

October 3, 2018

Successors of family fortunes are leading the charge in sustainable investing, but there is still not enough information about the discipline in the marketplace to help interested families.

Successors of family fortunes are leading the charge in sustainable investing, but there is still not enough information about the discipline in the marketplace to help interested families.

FB Roundup: Bacardi, Dick Smith, and South East Asian impact investing

August 2, 2018

Bacardi to eliminate one billion straws, Aldi banishes Australian icon, and South East Asian impact market picks up

Bacardi to eliminate one billion straws

Bacardi, the world’s largest privately held spirits group, is aiming to eliminate one billion plastic straws by 2020.

Impact investments rocketed to $35bn in 2017

June 8, 2018

More than $35 billion was spent in over 11,000 impact investments last year and investors plan to commit 8% more capital in impact deals in 2018.

More than $35 billion was spent in over 11,000 impact investments last year and investors plan to commit 8% more capital in impact deals in 2018.

The Annual Impact Investor Survey of 229 global impact investors, released by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) this week, reported that almost all respondents said their investments have “met or exceeded their expectations” for impact (97%) and financial (91%) performance.

Scarce European capital boon for UK family offices

April 6, 2018

Less institutional capital flowing into the UK in the face of Brexit spells opportunity for British family offices, fund managers say.

Less institutional capital flowing into the UK in the face of Brexit spells opportunity for British family offices, fund managers say.

The European Investment Fund (EIF)—the European Union-backed agency which provides finance for small and medium enterprises—has committed upwards of €600 million annually to the UK in recent years, but is in the process of slowing its contributions, and would likely halt them entirely post-Brexit.

FB Roundup: Bosch, impact divesting, and Nintendo

January 12, 2018

Bosch buys stake in digital mapping pioneer Here; new study on responsible impact divestment; and Nintendo Switch beats its own sales record

Bosch buys stake in digital mapping pioneer Here

Two of Germany’s largest tech manufacturers—Continental and family-owned Bosch—have bought stakes in Here, the digital mapping service expected to be vital to the development of self-drive cars.

The companies bought 5% apiece for an undisclosed amount, with Bosch’s chairman Dr Volkmar Denner saying the deal affirmed his company was “more than cars”.