Session 1:
Overview of guidance from the Charity Commission: CC3 The essential Trustee, CC14 Charity and investment matters: a guide for Trustees, CC19 Charity reserves, CC26 Charities and risk management.
Investment considerations and the Investment Policy Statement: why do charities invest, setting the investment time horizon, sources of income, and the benefits of diversification.
What does risk mean to charities? Including risks to capital and income, volatility, inflation and more.
Session 2:
Developing your strategic financial priorities and building your investment mandate around it.
An introduction to the major asset classes: equities, bonds, alternatives and cash.
Ethical investment.
Session 3:
The current issues, risks and opportunities in the policy space.
What you need to know about the new SORP.
An overview of the Charity Investment Governance Principles toolkit.
Why your organisation's voice matters to policy.