The role of resilience – the ability to resist and recover from disruptions – is top of mind for companies and investors as economies seek to recover from a litany of challenges.

With short-term pressures around every corner, investors and companies are finding it more challenging than ever to adhere to their long-term strategies. To thrive in this new landscape, adapting to ongoing uncertainties while continuing to deliver strong performance will require flexibility and creativity in managing the inevitable risks of time horizons to come. This includes continuing to prioritize areas known to drive long-term value creation, such as R&D and investing in employees. Rewiring capital markets to prioritize a long-term vision in the face of short-term pressures is critical for securing the financial futures of savers and communities the world over.

Article

Resilient investors are ready for surprise costs

By Matthew Leatherman

12 May 2023 - It’s trendy to bemoan the fact that a third of Americans don’t have enough slack in their monthly budget to cover a surprise $400 expense. What about investment institutions in an equivalent scenario?

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Article

Investing in Business vs. Trading in Paper

By Matthew Leatherman

27 March 2023 - “Do we mean to hold businesses or paper?” The question is one of the most compelling to emerge from Davos this year because its implications are so provocative for long-term institutions. 

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Strategy | Article

In 2021, Companies Sidelined Investments in Resilience

By Joel Paula

15 November 2022 - With short-term pressures mounting, companies and investors are finding it more challenging than ever to focus on the long term.

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Toolkit

GIC Insights 2022: Taking Action to Navigate a World in Transition

15 November 2022 - In November 2022, FCLTGlobal partnered with GIC to bring its unique roundtable meeting format to GIC Insights 2022.

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Report

Recap: FCLT Summit 2022

8 March 2022 - Highlights and key takeaways from FCLT Summit 2022

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Strategy | Article, Video

Recap: Investing for Resilience: The Future of Capital Flows in the Asia-Pacific Region

24 August 2020 - A panel of global investors discusses market recovery and planning for volatility.

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Governance, Strategy | Article

Recap: CEO Roundtable: Lessons of COVID-19

1 June 2020 - FCLTGlobal hosted virtual roundtable discussions for Members to discuss how to effectively manage their organizations in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic. The current situation has accelerated the arrival and impact of many long-term trends and tested the resilience of all organizations.

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Strategy | Article, Toolkit

Geopolitical Risk and Disruption: A Conversation Guide for Management and Board Directors

24 May 2022 - Geopolitical risk is currently front and center for executive management and boards. The war in Ukraine and accompanying geopolitical disruptions are an action-forcing event for nearly every multinational company and investor, regardless of the size of the business or portfolio at risk.

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Strategy | In the News

Investors Outline Actions for Resilience

25 August 2020 - Speaking at a FCLTGlobal discussion on resilience, CPP Investments’ head of Asia Pacific, Suyi Kim said that long-term investors like CPP expect companies and leaders to prepare for the pandemic’s effects on their businesses.

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In the News

The three Rs of investing: Risk, return, and resilience

20 October 2022 - Many of today’s investors have been drilled in the basics of return and risk – or volatility, the traditional definition of “risk.” We know that there is no return without some risk, and we evaluate how much risk is palatable given our objectives. In years past, these two “Rs” were sufficient to succeed. But today’s investors know that isn’t the case anymore, and a third area is necessary to outperform in the future. The third R is resilience.

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In the News

Eliminating the costs of disruption

21 June 2021 - Institutional investors face a rapid and evolving set of responsibilities that can severely impact their ability to focus and fulfill on their long-term strategy if not dealt with in a process-driven way. FCLTGlobal has released a guide for investors, Ripples of Responsibility, to specifically provide procedures around those responsibilities and gives investors tools to understand and fulfill on these responsibilities.

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Video

Webinar: FCLTCompass 2022 – Long-Term Strategies Amid Uncertainty

7 December 2022 - This year's edition of FCLTCompass looks at the economics of recovery and observes how companies, investors, and national economies plan for a return to normalcy.

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Video

FCLTCompass: The Economics of Resilience

9 December 2021 - On 9 December, FCLTGlobal hosted a webinar for the launch of the 2021 edition of FCLTCompass, our annual report and interactive dashboard that analyzes 10+ years of financial data to reveal important insights regarding the state of worldwide capital markets. During this virtual event, our panel of experts debate the findings of our new report, which pinpoints critical changes in capital allocation trends over the past year, corporate and investor resilience, and the dynamic between interconnected markets and disconnected responses to COVID-19.

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Video

Highlights: From Risk to Opportunity in Innovative and Adaptive Markets with Andy Lo

17 May 2021 - In this final episode of FCLTGlobal’s risk-webinar series, we turn our attention to why long-term institutions manage investment risk in a multi-horizon way: because it positions them for pursuing opportunities purposefully and strategically.

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