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Hong Kong investment chief joins global board in first for Chinese sovereign funds

1 April 2026 - The head of Hong Kong’s government investment agency has been appointed as a director of a global organization that brings together leading firms and investors, marking the first time a Chinese sovereign wealth fund has held a seat on the board.

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Clara Chan Joins FCLTGlobal’s Board of Directors

1 April 2026 - 1 April 2026 – FCLTGlobal, a non-profit organization whose mission is to mobilize companies and investors to focus capital on the long term to create lasting value, announced today that Clara Chan, CEO of the Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited (“HKIC”) – the flagship patient capital institution wholly owned by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has joined its Board of Directors.

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Sarah Keohane Williamson to Retire as CEO of FCLTGlobal

26 February 2026 - FCLTGlobal announced that Sarah Keohane Williamson, its founding Chief Executive Officer, will retire from the organization. Williamson shared the news at FCLT Summit 2026, the annual gathering of the organization’s members.

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FCLTGlobal Announces Board Transitions, Three Directors to Become Strategic Advisors

1 January 2026 - Boston, MA, 1 January 2026 — FCLTGlobal, a non-profit organization whose mission is to mobilize companies and investors to focus capital on the long term to create lasting value, today announced several changes to its Board of Directors, including the departure of directors Christopher Ailman, David Neal, and Lei Zhang, who concluded their terms at the end of 2025.

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Trump Wants to End Quarterly Reporting. Jack Welch Would Approve

22 October 2025 - The legendary GE boss eventually came around to the idea that the focus on short-term results was a harmful distraction.

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The public company isn’t dead, it’s misunderstood

By Sarah Keohane Williamson

7 October 2025 - Financial news of the past two decades is littered with stories of companies delaying IPOs and growing despite it. If they can find success without going public, why should anyone else?

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FCLTGlobal Announces New Board Appointments: CalSTRS CIO Scott Chan and Bunge CEO Greg Heckman Join Board, Barclays CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan Named Vice Chair

1 October 2025 - FCLTGlobal welcomes its newest board members and strategic advisors - these appointments strengthen our leadership team as we continue mobilizing companies and investors to focus capital on long-term value creation.

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Great Teams Have Great Missions: Interview with Sarah Keohane Williamson, CEO of FCLTGlobal

25 September 2025 - CEO Sarah Wililamson recently went one-on-one with Adam Mendler to discuss her new book, "The CEO’s Guide to the Investment Galaxy: Navigating Markets to Build Great Companies"

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We’ll FOM See How Long the Risks Can Be Ignored

17 September 2025 - Investors say stocks are overvalued and expect inflation. Yet they can’t stop buying.

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Everyone Loves To Hate Proxy Advisors

By Sarah Keohane Williamson

12 August 2025 - Why proxy advisors draw criticism from investors and companies, and practical solutions to improve the proxy voting process including pre-disclosure and unbundling services.

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Letter: Share proxy companies face a structural problem

By Olivier Lebleu, CFA

4 August 2025 - Your Lex note on governance issues at Wise, the UK fintech, rightly highlights the need for quality research from proxy advisers (July 30). FCLTGlobal’s recent study of the proxy system reveals a structural problem: investors typically pay for research and operational services in a single bundle, in effect forcing the platform business to subsidise research costs. This undermines research quality precisely when shareholders need a better insight into complex voting matters. If investors want better, more informed insight on key votes, they should insist on — and pay for — unbundled, high-quality research separate from operational services.

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‘Trump Accounts’ Are The Next Generation’s First Steps Toward Financial Independence

By Sarah Keohane Williamson

29 July 2025 - New federal law creates $1000 investment accounts for all babies born 2025-2028.

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