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We conduct original research on the causes of short-term business decisions and work to find practical solutions.
Investor-Corporate Engagement | Article
28 January 2021 - Recent, real-world cases illustrate how external expectations can shape and alter investors' responsibilities
Risk and Resilience | Article
25 January 2021 - In a decade-long low interest rate environment, riskier asset classes have seen accelerated asset gathering as savers chase yield.
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11 January 2021 - By Allen He As noted in Funding the Future: Investing in Long-Horizon Innovation, it can sometimes be shrewd for investors to consider their portfolio companies’ research and development (R&D) pipelines as a series of options. Doing so can provide an alternative way of valuing a company and may help reveal a differentiated view of a company’s potential upside from R&D investment. R&D pipelines share several similarities with call options, chief among them their value pertaining to volatility and time to maturity. A chronic problem discussed in Funding...
Governance | Article
5 January 2021 - Recent research, including The Long-term Habits of a Highly Effective Corporate Board (2019), shows that diversity at the board level adds meaningful long-term value for companies and their stakeholders. Evidence on the increased effectiveness of diverse boards recently led Nasdaq to announce a proposed rule requiring listed companies have one woman and one other diverse board member – or explain why they weren’t complying.
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22 December 2020 - Many of you were able to join us in New York for our 2020 Summit to workshop the best ways to advance our shared mission of rebalancing capital markets to support a long-term, sustainable economy. But while the reality of daily life has changed enormously, the urgency of the issues we are addressing has not. Capitalism is at a crossroads—the next few years will surely shape its trajectory for the next few decades. A narrow spotlight on shareholders has given way to a renewed focus on...
Governance | Article
18 December 2020 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed an amendment requiring Nasdaq listed companies to adopt rules intended to promote board diversity.
Governance | Article
9 December 2020 - A sound, future-oriented policy from the White House would enable the US to lead on reshaping capital markets to focus capital on the long term.
Metrics | Article
7 December 2020 - To the IFRS Foundation: FCLTGlobal is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit research organization that develops research and tools that encourage long-term business and investment decision-making across the global investment value chain. Focusing Capital on the Long Term began in 2013 as an initiative of CPP Investments and McKinsey & Company, which together with BlackRock, Dow, and Tata Sons founded FCLTGlobal in July 2016. In addition to our Founders, today our 50+ Member organizations span the investment value chain, including asset owners, asset managers and corporations, and are committed...
Risk and Resilience, Stakeholder Capitalism | Article
4 December 2020 - Around the world, investors are facing an array of potential responsibilities. These potential responsibilities extend beyond an investor’s fiduciary duty or stewardship requirements and are evolving rapidly. They may include considering the comprehensive well-being of constituents, the entity’s license to operate, or the health of markets, society, or the planet.
Investor-Corporate Engagement | Article
1 December 2020 - FCLTGlobal is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit research organization that develops research and tools that encourage long-term business and investment decision-making across the global investment value chain. Focusing Capital on the Long Term began in 2013 as an initiative of the CPP Investments McKinsey & Company, which together with BlackRock, Dow, and Tata Sons founded FCLTGlobal in July 2016. In addition to our Founders, today our 50+ Member organizations span the investment value chain, including asset owners, asset managers and corporations, and are committed to accomplishing long-term...
Investor-Corporate Engagement | Article
23 November 2020 - Larry Fink, Bernard Looney, and Kevin Sneader discuss a global transition to more sustainable business models
Investor-Corporate Engagement | Article
19 November 2020 - Corporate and investment chiefs from the Benelux region weigh in on the future of regional investment post-coronavirus.