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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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.
