Risk and Resilience | Article
3 February 2026 - In 2025, activists launched a record 255 global campaigns, topping the prior peak from 2018 and rising about 5 percent year over year. Q3 alone set a quarterly record with 61 campaigns. For corporate boards, scrutiny is intensifying, expectations are rising, and both strong balance sheets and weak governance can attract attention from activists.
Governance | Article
28 January 2026 - In governance circles, few topics generate more debate than whether the CEO should also serve as board chair. Regulators in some markets have taken firm positions, and activists often argue that separation between the two roles is a universal best practice.
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3 February 2026 - Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are rapidly emerging as the world’s dominant long-term investors.
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3 February 2026 - “Whether it was in the late eighties and early nineties on real estate, whether it was the fallen angels in the 1999–2000 timeframe, or into the financial crisis… leverage is consistent. And when it gets out of hand, it causes trouble.”
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13 January 2026 - “The readiness to turn away from something that’s no longer productive and embrace something new is far more prescient here.”
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18 September 2025
Adam Smith's Panmure House has announced the finalists for the 2025 Panmure Prize - awarded each year to support research that advances long-term thinking and radical innovation. FCLTGlobal is a proud partner of the Panmure House Prize.
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