Tag : philanthropy

While many foundations focus on writing cheques, the Lo Kwee Seong Foundation increasingly sees itself as an incubator of ideas, funding experiments, testing models and helping innovations move from research labs into the real world.

While impact investing gains traction among Asia's wealthy families, the Lo Kwee Seong Foundation is charting a different course, placing a clear distinction between business returns and charitable giving at the core of its philosophy.

Closing Asia’s food investment gap, from procurement reform to AI-powered farm tools, requires stronger demand signals and more investable structures, according to Temasek and the Rockefeller Foundation.

A new report recommends greater focus on CSR and formalised standards that would improve corporate impact and create greater transparency and opportunity for investors.

Aid experts say the massive shortfall caused by the withdrawal of US funding requires regional governments and investors to step up to the plate.

A Singapore-based family office offers the low-down on impact investing and philanthropy, both of which have a relatively notorious reputation for doing good without offering attractive returns.

Few investable products and persistent hesitancy by private investors is creating a mismatch between commitments and deployment of catalytic capital, noted a senior Asia executive at the world-renowned foundation.

The chairman of the Hong Kong-based family foundation is advocating a style of philanthropy that he calls 'moonshot' to fund innovative ideas that haven't yet become mainstream.

With more Chinese universities receiving major donations from philanthropists and philanthropy organisations, experts emphasise the importance of effective endowment management.

The way family offices contribute to society has evolved from philanthropy to impact investing - or in many cases, a blend of both.

A new report on the plans of impact investors suggests they want to add more to investments in social and environmental projects, despite rising market volatility centring on China.

Asian families saw the second highest porftolio returns among peers last year courtesy of 45% holdings in illiquid assets, far higher than for wealthy individuals, finds new research.