Investor-Corporate Engagement | Toolkit
6 October 2020 - Buybacks remain one of the most debated capital allocation tools in modern markets. While buybacks can support long-term value creation when used thoughtfully, concerns persist around timing, executive incentives, disclosure practices, and the potential tradeoffs with long-term investment.
Investor-Corporate Engagement | Podcast
5 October 2020 - Amid today's evolving global business environment, corporate-level long-term thinking is more important than ever. Paul Polman, Co-Founder and Chair of IMAGINE and former CEO of Unilever, discusses the need for long-term perspectives in many professional capacities.
Investor-Corporate Engagement | Regulatory Submission
23 September 2020 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a change in the reporting threshold for institutional investment managers. Read FCLTGlobal's full comment letter below, which asserts that there are alternative ways to modernize 13F reporting, and small investors and a transparent relationship with companies must not be forgotten.
Investor-Corporate Engagement, Metrics | Article
22 July 2020 - Investors want standardized reporting of sustainability and other non-traditional metrics. What will that look like on a global scale?
Investor-Corporate Engagement | In the News
1 July 2020 - FCLTGlobal CEO Sarah Williamson joins Yahoo Finance’s On The Move panel to address how activist investors are impacting markets.
Investor-Corporate Engagement | Report
25 June 2020 - The prevailing wisdom is that activist investors can drive corporate short-term behavior singlehandedly. The prevailing wisdom is wrong.
Investor-Corporate Engagement, Metrics | Video, Article
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Investor-Corporate Engagement, Governance | Article
30 April 2020 - Look after employees, customers, and suppliers; adopt a through-cycle mindset; and communicate transparently. Profits and dividends will come later if you make the right moves now.
Investor-Corporate Engagement | Report
15 April 2020 - While some companies take a “one share, one vote” approach to shareholder decision-making, others give disproportionate voting rights to founders or choose to offer multiple share classes, each with different voting power.
Investor-Corporate Engagement | In the News
14 April 2020 - With a growing list of companies suspending earnings guidance, FCLT Global CEO Sarah Keohane Williamson explains why quarterly guidance can be problematic.
Investor-Corporate Engagement | In the News
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Investor-Corporate Engagement | Regulatory Submission
26 September 2019 - Representatives from FCLTGlobal were delighted to participate in the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) workshop on short-termism, held in Paris on 16 September 2019. ESMA’s work on short-termism followed a Call for Advice issued by the European Commission to develop a report presenting the evidence and possible advice on potential undue short-term pressure on corporations. The workshop was a series of structured segments based on research and evidence gathered by ESMA staff: investment strategy and investment horizon; disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and the...