View video interviews with the individual philanthropy debate participants to find out how:
• social impact bonds are structured and when they are launching;
• foundations and family offices are looking to work with governments to solve social issues;
• impact investing will boost the microfinance industry;
• private banks and asset managers are developing impact investing products and platforms.
What do we need in terms of infrastructure to support the growth of impact investing? Associate director at the Rockefeller Foundation Margot Brandenburg |
What kind of interest in impact investing are seeing from wealthy families and individuals? Founding principal and CEO of Veris Wealth Partners Patricia Farrar-Rivas |
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Why has the private banking industry been slow to embrace impact investing? Head of philanthropy and values-based investing at UBS Mario Marconi |
What led Morgan Stanley to launch its impact investing platform last month? Head of global sustainable finance at Morgan Stanley Audrey Choi |
Why is impact investing so important in the current economic climate? CEO Non-profit Finance Fund, GIIN board chairman Antony Bugg-Levine |
How does impact investing play a role within microfinance? Global director of microfinance at Citi Bob Annibale |
How can impact investing fit in with philanthropy? CEO of Pershing Square Foundation Paul Bernstein |
What are social impact bonds? CEO and co-founder of Social Finance US Tracy Palandjian |
Philanthropy debate: Investing’s most important evolution?
Impact investing – putting money to work both for profit and social impact – is in its infancy as an industry. But it has the potential to become part of the fabric of financial markets. A group of leading wealth managers, foundations and sector specialists discuss how impact investment will develop, and the challenges they face.