Foundations

The Chair of the Charity Commission, Orlando Fraser KC delivered a keynote speech at the University of Kent on 9 November entitled ‘Philanthropy Past, Present and Future’ which called for greater philanthropy, especially from the top one percent of earners in society

Highvern welcomed some of the UK’s most prominent and highly regarded wealth advisory practitioners for a Private Wealth Round Table lunch event

Guernsey Finance has renamed its Guernsey Green Finance initiative to Sustainable Finance Guernsey. 

As conversations about the role of environmental, social and governance (ESG) become prominent within the private client industry, it is important to recognise its complexities, Jonathan Arr, a partner at UK law firm Macfarlanes, told eprivateclient

For families in Asia and globally, philanthropy has become a tool for preparing the next generation (nextgen) to take over their businesses, a survey by HSBC Global Private Banking has found

Drawing on the firm’s centuries long history supporting successful families and individuals to plan for the future, London law firm Boodle Hatfield has published ‘Lessons in Legacy’ - a four-part thought leadership series exploring what legacy means to families and individuals in the 21^st century

Financial services provider Apex Group has launched a not-for-profit foundation.

For Yvon Chouinard, there were, in his words “no good options” for achieving his family’s goals within a conventional strategy for his company, Patagonia

There have been 170 charitable family foundations established in the UK by high net-worth individuals (HNWs) since 2012, new research by private wealth law firm Boodle Hatfield showed

The so-called Bank of Mum and Dad continues to be a major contributor to children’s savings, helping younger generations achieve all important financial goals like that first house purchase or funding further education