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Alternative Investments
Streaming Income - European Real Estate: Late-Cycle Value from Manchester to Munich
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Can value still be found (or created) ten years into the European property market cycle? And if so, which sectors, geographies and risk profiles look most compelling? Barings’ Charles Weeks weighs in.
Philanthropy
Streaming Income - Social Impact: Changing Lives with Coffee
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On this special episode, we hear from Cemal Ezel, CEO & Founder of Change Please, a U.K. social enterprise that employs and trains members of the homeless community to become coffee baristas, and ultimately helps them to rebuild their lives.
Alternative Investments
Streaming Income - Private Equity: Where LPs Need to Do Their Homework Now
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From fund-life extensions to ESG and diversity efforts, limited partners (LPs) have no shortage of factors to consider when evaluating PE investments. Barings’ Elizabeth Weindruch provides first-hand insight into the latest challenges facing PE investors today.
Philanthropy
3 Ways to Incorporate Philanthropy into a Conference
Business executives attend conferences for many reasons: to expand their industry knowledge, to network with colleagues, or to make important business contacts, just to name a few. Today, there are thousands of conferences for every type of business. To make yours stand out, conference hosts must excite, offering an immersive experience along with important information.
Retirement
What volatility means for retirement plan participants
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Market volatility doesn’t have to interfere with retirement outcomes. Here are three ways volatility can impact plan participants and three ways to manage it.
Philanthropy
Five Reasons to Share Your Story with Invest in Others
Share your story as a nominee for the Invest in Others Awards. You’ll inspire others and, believe it or not, yourself.
Alternative Investments
Don't Judge a Private Equity Fund by its Number
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At Barings, contrary to popular belief, we believe that identifying high-quality opportunities in emerging and diverse private equity managers can deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns to investors.
Sustainable Investing
Jim Patrick on the Future of Impact
Jim Patrick provides his insights on the future of impact investing at the Envestnet Advisor Summit.
Children & College Savings
What Can a 529 Be Used For? More Than You May Think
What constitutes a qualified educational expense? When that question relates to 529 savings plans, the answer may be broader than you think.
Philanthropy
How Charitable is the Financial Industry?
Wall Street has a well-earned reputation for deep pockets, but less public attention is paid to how often the financial industry reaches into those pockets in the name of charity.
Sustainable Investing
Societal Impact vs. Financial Return: A Case of “Either/Or” No More
Many investors who find impact investing potentially appealing have at the same time struggled with a notion that investing for the “greater good” will always be “concessionary,” that is, accompanied by some loss of financial performance.
Retirement
Approaching Retirement: 3 Smart Money Moves in Your 50s
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After you turn the big 5-0, you need to get serious about retirement planning. Here are three things to do now to prepare for a brighter future for yourself and your loved ones.