The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aims to run for 25 more years, putting the $53.3 billion foundation’s sunset date around 2047. Bill Gates announced the news at the 2022 Forbes 400 Philanthropy Summit. ‘The goal for the foundation is to run for another 25 years,’ Gates said in the keynote conversation with Forbes’ Chief Content Officer Randall Lane. Over its remaining 25 years, the foundation will ‘try and bring infectious disease, or all of …

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Getting finances in order may be a top priority for many millionaires, but a majority don’t have a plan in place on how their fortunes and businesses will be passed on to the next generation, according to a new survey. According to research by global wealth and asset manager Lombard Odier, only 24 per cent of established MENA region high-net-worth individuals have a full estate plan in place for their private assets. The wealth management …

In Latin America, three impact networks representing thousands of investors have announced a new partnership to mobilise financial resources for a vibrant Amazon rainforest bioeconomy. IMPAQTO, Latimpacto, and the Amazon Investor Coalition have together launched a multi-pronged initiative to unite philanthropy, investment, and corporate procurement to catalyse new economics for ecosystem regeneration, decarbonisation, and conservation. They are hoping to attract more capital to the region by convening key actors in finance and impact, publishing research …