Innovation in the financial services industry has not always been a force for good. Americans are by now familiar with the story of the sub-prime mortgage industry and the novel...
The market for socially responsible investing is growing around the world, but particularly in Europe and the USA. A global survey [i] of investors found that respondents had committed $10.6...
How should organisations which have a desire to help improve people’s lives, and resources to allocate to achieve this goal, manage the distribution of those resources most effectively? This is...
Generating income and achieving financial sustainability is the most pressing challenge for charity CEOs. This is compounded by a reduction in funding from statutory sources, the third most pressing challenge...
Each May a report is published on our nation’s wealthiest, which includes the Sunday Times Giving List. The Giving List, prepared in collaboration with the Charity Aid Foundation, highlights the...
Corporate Philanthropy is one of the many “niches” in the world of giving. There are not many reliable numbers on corporate foundations but if they are just a bit in...
As the trend grows for high net worth individuals (HNWIs) to incorporate philanthropy into their wealth management strategies, jurisdictions are having to adapt their regulatory frameworks to ensure that they...
In summary, this report have found that: Financial return targets do not reflect enterprise performance Fund structures are not designed to meet the needs of most enterprises The need for...
Recent research shows Millennials are nearly twice as likely to donate to charity than those aged 55+ (79 per cent compared to 42 per cent)1. There are currently 13.8million people...
George Frideric Handel was probably the leading musician of the early eighteenth century, a composer, performer and entrepreneur who weathered periods of financial difficulty in his professional life and shared...