Resources
We conduct original research on the causes of short-term business decisions and work to find practical solutions.
Regulatory Submission
14 July 2026 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking public comment on exchange-traded funds (ETFs) seeking to invest in innovative asset classes or engage in novel investment strategies.
Investor-Corporate Engagement | Article
9 July 2026 - Companies are rethinking how they communicate, investors are sharpening the tools they use to engage, and the sell-side is redefining what it offers. Here is what is already changing.
Quarterly Earnings Guidance, Investor-Corporate Engagement | Regulatory Submission
16 June 2026 - This proposal is a meaningful step toward reducing structural short-termism in U.S. public capital markets — a problem FCLTGlobal has studied and documented over more than a decade. We offer the comments below to both affirm the proposal's direction and to identify several considerations.
Governance | In the News
16 June 2026 - A chair with real “skin in the game” will make better long-term decisions than a combined chief executive/chair without it.
Innovation | Toolkit
9 June 2026 - Innovation is essential to long-term value creation, but not all innovation follows the same path.
Governance | Article
8 June 2026 - These practical steps are leading investors and companies through geopolitical disruption
Article
4 June 2026 - With SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI preparing to IPO, is a “two-speed” economy emerging?
Press Release
26 May 2026 - FCLTGlobal announced the appointment of Olivia White as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2026. White will succeed Sarah Keohane Williamson, who previously announced her intention to retire after more than a decade leading the organization.
Innovation | Report
20 May 2026 - This report examines a central question: Do public markets actually reward sustained investment in innovation over the long term?
Governance | Article
11 May 2026 - The UK recently (Nov 5, 2025) revisited one of the norms that has long limited board-level equity ownership. Updated guidance from the Financial Reporting Council now clarifies that share-based remuneration for non-executive directors can be appropriate where it supports long-term alignment, provided independence is preserved, and conflicts are carefully managed. It is a subtle but meaningful shift, and it arrives at exactly the right moment. New research from FCLTGlobal, conducted in collaboration with MSCI Institute, gives boards and investors a compelling reason to pay attention.
Stakeholder Capitalism | Article
11 May 2026 - Using equity as part of employee compensation reinforces an ownership culture across the employee base. And ownership by employees, executives, and board members has been shown to create value over the long term. Having “skin in the game” is largely considered a good idea. Yet, companies often receive pushback from proxy advisors such as ISS that issuing shares to provide equity to their team causes dilution, even if the companies repurchase an equal number of shares in the marketplace.
Governance | Report
13 April 2026 - This research, conducted in collaboration with MSCI Institute and leveraging data from MSCI Solutions, examines how director equity ownership shapes long-term outcomes across more than 2,100 global public companies. The findings are clear and consistent across markets: when directors — particularly independent directors — hold meaningful, sustained equity stakes, companies deliver stronger long-term performance.