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We conduct original research on the causes of short-term business decisions and work to find practical solutions.
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16 February 2018 - The following, by Robert C. Pozen, first appeared on Fortune.com on Feb. 9. Should public companies focus on earning profits for their shareholders, or should they serve broader societal needs? Larry Fink, the head of BlackRock, the largest fund...
In the News
14 February 2018 - But CPPIB still has about 10 per cent of its assets handled by external managers in public market exposures. This style of investment management is not typically associated with the long term, so how the...
Article
13 February 2018 - Another January has come and gone, and another week of discussions at Davos has drawn to a close.
Incentive Alignment | Article
18 January 2018 - Asset owners often have very long-term investment goals such as funding liabilities, building an endowment for perpetuity or providing for subsequent generations.
Incentive Alignment | Video
11 December 2017 - At the Kempen Investment Seminar 4 October in London, FCLTGlobal CEO Sarah Williamson took part in a discussion on the future of investment mandates.
In the News
10 December 2017 - The Focusing Capital on the Long Term (FCLT) Global report released last week says the mandate rewrite would update a range of standard terms and conditions including fees, benchmarks and reporting to better align the...
In the News
7 December 2017 - In a new report, FCLT Global, which advocates a long-term investment approach by pension funds and asset managers, provided 10 recommendations for setting up long-term investment mandates. The recommendations included replacing directly terminable contracts with five-year...
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6 December 2017 - The not-for-profit organization’s stated goal is to encourage investors, such as pension plans, to look at allocations through a longer-term lens. It brought together working groups of global institutional investors and asset managers to discuss...
Incentive Alignment | Press Release
5 December 2017 - Boston, MA, December 5, 2017– FCLTGlobal, a not-for-profit organization that advocates for a longer-term focus in business and investment decision-making, has released its newest publication which presents a long-term model for drafting investment management contracts between asset owners...
In the News
5 December 2017 - The FCLT paper, Institutional Investment Mandates: Anchors for Long Term Performance, includes a top-10 list of recommendations for long-term mandates that covers fees, benchmarks, the term of the contract and performance reporting. It gives investors...
Metrics | Article
30 November 2017 - Research consistently proves that many of today’s corporate executives believe that short-term pressure is growing, that it is changing their business decisions and that of their companies, and that these changes are destroying value for their...
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16 November 2017 - Earnings move markets. Last month, the Nasdaq enjoyed its biggest one-day gain in a year following blowout earnings from technology giants Amazon, Google and Microsoft. However, while earnings can highlight underlying economic trends, they can...