Resources
We conduct original research on the causes of short-term business decisions and work to find practical solutions.
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12 May 2023 - It’s trendy to bemoan the fact that a third of Americans don’t have enough slack in their monthly budget to cover a surprise $400 expense. What about investment institutions in an equivalent scenario?
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28 April 2023 - To better understand the outcomes of a stakeholder-oriented approach, we conducted an empirical analysis comparing the characteristics and performance of companies pursuing such strategies to those that do not.
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27 March 2023 - “Do we mean to hold businesses or paper?” The question is one of the most compelling to emerge from Davos this year because its implications are so provocative for long-term institutions.
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23 March 2023 - Data about asset-price movements and relationships from the 1990s to today may not represent those that we will experience from today to the 2050s.
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13 March 2023 - As a tool, buybacks can be put to good use under the right circumstances – or abused for short-term advantage. Companies and shareholders have it within their power to utilize buybacks deliberately, in support of long-term value creation.
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23 January 2023 - New rules from the SEC will require annual proxy disclosures centered around TSR, but is this the right metric to measure executive incentives and firm performance?
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19 January 2023 - On 17 January, FCLTGlobal hosted its annual CEO Roundtable in Davos alongside the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. The topic of the day was the challenge both companies and investors face to balance long-term performance and near-term decision-making amid a time of historic disruptions.
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5 January 2023 - New data shows institutional investors have been increasing their investments in alternative assets.
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30 December 2022 - Expectations of companies are rapidly changing as the role of business in society is called into question. Meeting those expectations will determine how a company fares over the long term.
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14 December 2022 - CPP Investments provides examples of why a focus on long-term outcomes and a multi-stakeholder approach to investing is a prerequisite to invest in the infrastructure asset class.
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15 November 2022 - With short-term pressures mounting, companies and investors are finding it more challenging than ever to focus on the long term.
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21 September 2022 - The emerging market asset class is too broad, inhibiting investors from allocating capital to markets with promising growth opportunities.