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Press Release
30 September 2019 - Boston, MA, 30 September 2019 – FCLTGlobal, a not-for-profit organization that advocates for a longer-term focus in business and investment, released today a report that identifies the key predictors of long-term success for global companies and investors. The report, Predicting Long-term Success for Companies and Investors Worldwide, focuses on predictors of long-term value creation grounded in global data going back over time. These measurements look at the three primary actors along the global investment value chain: corporations, asset managers, and asset owners. Among the main findings...
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19 September 2019 - American corporations often focus on quarterly earnings or short-term stock movements, but the real goal for long-term value creation is to build a business that can be a reliable source of growth for all stakeholders — customers, employees, communities and investors.
Policy | Article, Press Release
19 August 2019 - FCLTGlobal commends the Business Roundtable and all 181 CEOs that have signed on to today’s Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation. Research shows that creating long-term value is a critical part of a chief executive’s role, for a company’s shareholders but also for the many other stakeholders in its investment value chain – employees, customers, or the community in which it operates. It is important to clarify this responsibility, especially in a rapidly evolving global economy where businesses are looking for new ways to...
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19 July 2019 - “That would really bother me,” Clayton told an SEC round table that zeroed in on complaints a short-term focus has surged in public companies while a long-term emphasis has waned to the detriment of retail investors. The regulator’s chief said the cost of SEC-mandated short-term, quarterly reports has discouraged companies from going public.
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16 July 2019 - A growing body of research confirms that companies managed under a long-term strategic business plan substantially outperform their short-term peers over time. In addition, the primary referees of corporate law in the United States, the Delaware judiciary, are signaling a readiness to confirm there is a fiduciary duty for corporate directors to consider strategic business planning focused on sustainable long-term success.
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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.
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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.
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12 April 2019 - To explore the most important factors influencing long-termism in the current environment, Toppan Merrill commissioned Mergermarket to speak with four leading experts for their insights. Topics of discussion include: • What effect, if any, has the push for ESG investing had on efforts to move toward long-termism? • Do you think recent interest in passive investment strategies makes it easier for companies to focus on the long term? • Are there particular regulatory changes you think would be effective at encouraging longer-term thinking at companies?
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8 April 2019 - Sarah Williamson, chief executive, Focusing Capital on the Long Term, a US-based non-profit consortium of asset owner and managers dedicated to encouraging long-term behaviour, urged investors to refine and sharpen their beliefs. “At many funds, if you ask different members of the board what their beliefs are, you get different answers,” she said. Engrained beliefs are particularly important during market bumps when “ownership” of long-term strategies tends to fall away. She urged investors to hone their “purpose” and be clear about the things they find...
Governance | Press Release
2 April 2019 - Boston, MA, April 2, 2019 — FCLTGlobal, a not-for-profit organization that advocates for a longer-term focus in business and investment decision-making, is releasing a new whitepaper; Long-term Habits of a Highly Successful Corporate Board,which identifies proven steps corporate directors can take if they aim to be long-term leaders of corporate success. This includes: A heavier focus on strategic counsel, relative to other issues Purchasing and holding company stock through and beyond their tenure. Increased direct communication with the company’s long-term shareholder base. Ensuring the board is comprised of a diverse group of directors, with...
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27 March 2019 -