Resources
We conduct original research on the causes of short-term business decisions and work to find practical solutions.
Investor Risk and Responsibilities | Video
9 July 2019 - An interview with with Fred Gjerstad from Washington State Investment Board.
In the News
1 July 2019 - FCLT Global, a non-profit organization led by institutional investors including BlackRock and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, has released new guidelines that aim to help allocators and asset managers become better long-term investors.
Governance | Toolkit
10 June 2019 - Effective stewardship is rooted in consistent engagement, thoughtful oversight, and a long-term approach to value creation. This checklist is designed to help stewardship, ESG, and responsible investing teams evaluate whether their monitoring, engagement, escalation, and governance practices are aligned with durable long-term outcomes.
Governance | Toolkit
10 June 2019 - Strong stewardship codes help establish a shared understanding of how investors can support sustainable long-term value creation through active ownership, engagement, and accountability.
Governance | Toolkit
10 June 2019 - Effective stewardship requires close coordination between stewardship, investment, and research teams to ensure that engagement efforts support long-term value creation.
In the News
5 June 2019 - Apple’s share price tumbled, bringing the rest of the market temporarily down with it. But that forecast Apple missed, known on Wall Street as quarterly “guidance,” is falling out of favor among many corporations, with some of the biggest names in business pushing for an end to one of the most common ways investors value companies.
Article
4 June 2019 - The expertise and rich experience of FCLTGlobal’s researchers is part of what makes our work unique and incisive. A prime example is Senior Research Fellow Bruce Shaw, the former CFO of Holly Corporation (later President of Holly Energy Partners) who is working on a study of long-term thinking among CFOs and assembling a checklist CFOs can use to ensure they stay focused on long-term success. Our Director of Research Communications, Evan Horowitz, sat down with Bruce to talk about his work and life. Hi Bruce. Thanks for much...
Institutional Investment Mandates | Video
29 May 2019 - Institutional investment mandates constitute a mutual mechanism to align the asset managers’ behaviors with the asset owners’ objectives. These contracts define the relationships between asset owners and asset managers and play a crucial role in ensuring the success of these relationships over time.
Governance | Article
28 May 2019 - Building a long-term culture requires a clear and active commitment from a company’s leadership, as they have the unique stature to establish long-term strategies and support long-term initiatives throughout the organization. Long-term Habits of a Highly Effective Corporate Board, FCLTGlobal’s latest research on how corporate board’s impact company performance, identifies several established practices boards can employ in order to develop and eventually realize a farsighted strategic plan. These include: spending more time on strategy (regulatory and compliance-related tasks often consume significant board attention); holding company stock...
Article
23 May 2019 - The National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), the largest professional investor relations association in the world, earlier this month announced the inaugural class of its “40 Under 40” recognition program. The 40 Under 40 Program recognizes those who “have made noticeable contributions to their companies, communities, the IR profession, and to NIRI”. Included in the list of talented young IR professionals is FCLTGlobal’s Ariel Fromer Babcock, a Research Director whose work has identified investor relations strategies that can promote long-term value creation for both companies and the shareholders who invest...
