Innovation, Incentive Alignment | Article
24 April 2024 - Artificial intelligence has already changed the way data is compiled and processed on a mass scale – and in particular in the investment industry, reshaping how professionals make decisions, manage portfolios, and analyze market data. A prominent challenge facing the industry today is the design of executive pay – specifically, structuring it in ways that incentivize strong performance over many years rather than just over a few fiscal quarters.
Stakeholder Capitalism, Risk and Resilience | Article
22 April 2024 - Today, private sector executives from across the globe find themselves using the same word to mean different things. “Sustainability” has become shorthand for mitigating and adapting to climate change. But for many, sustainability encompasses a much wider set of issues, certainly including climate change, but also incorporating additional trends like deglobalization, the rise of AI in business, or persistent threats of inflation or recession.
Governance | Article
15 April 2024 - There is no one-size-fits-all solution to designing corporate boards for long-term value creation. Recognizing and understanding that choices are available is the first step toward making longer-term choices and establishing next-generation board governance.
Risk and Resilience | Report
9 April 2024 - We are now at a moment when global rivalry is running hot and support for globalization is cooling. The resulting opportunity set for investors is shrinking as global security and economic alliances rewire. This rewiring of globalization requires specific attention to strategy, governance, and integrated processes to bring geopolitical views into investment decision making. Doing this effectively requires deep integration between geopolitical and traditional investment analysis.
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20 March 2024 - The Panmure House Prize is awarded to emerging leaders in academia and enables research that embodies Adam Smith's own approach to rigorous empiricism and long-term, inter-disciplinary thinking and radical innovation.
Innovation, Governance | Report
7 March 2024 - The annual FCLT Summit, held on 28 February 2024, brought together FCLTGlobal members and friends to map out the next steps in our shared mission to focus capital on the long term to support a sustainable and prosperous economy.
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28 February 2024 - A compilation of real-world case studies from FCLTGlobal’s members who are putting long-term strategies into practice
Innovation | Case Study
28 February 2024 - While private capital is beginning to mobilize and help emerging markets make progress on decarbonization goals, the public and private sectors must continue to work collectively to drive scale and commerciality of low-carbon solutions.
Innovation | Case Study
28 February 2024 - Today’s business environment is characterized by greater uncertainty and volatility, stressed supply chains, and higher interest rates – and we’re experiencing one of the most challenging economic and geopolitical environments for investing in a generation.
Risk and Resilience | Case Study
28 February 2024 - Bain Capital’s enduring commitment to lasting impact has remained the heart of our work since our inception. We’ve sought to partner differently and help our portfolio companies realize their long-term potential as more sustainable leaders in their industries and stronger supporters of their employees and communities.
Innovation, Stakeholder Capitalism | Case Study
28 February 2024 - Women entrepreneurs face unique barriers to success, from challenges in obtaining funding to inadequate access to basic financial services and tools, but a world that works better for women creates limitless possibilities for us all.
Risk and Resilience | Case Study
28 February 2024 - One of the most valuable things long-term investors can do is to encourage the management of companies to invest for future growth even in the face of an unappreciative short-term market.