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We conduct original research on the causes of short-term business decisions and work to find practical solutions.
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18 June 2024 - Policy engagement remains an often-overlooked tool for investors to stay ahead of surprises. Institutional investors have a responsibility to help governments make sound investment policy decisions for their own interest and, in many cases, for the national interest.
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13 June 2024 - For asset owners to stay the course of a long-term investing view, the trick is not only just getting their own investment teams behind the objective, but also making sure their board and external asset managers are aligned.
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31 May 2024 - Over the last decade, global asset managers and institutional investors have been able to generate strong and stable returns from various asset classes by taking advantage of low capital costs, booming consumer markets, technological innovations, and improved regulatory and governance environments. But at a moment when geopolitical tensions are high, strategies for investors investing in the Asia-Pacific region – and in many other markets – are changing rapidly.
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8 May 2024 - A ‘narrow path’ provokes tighter focus on scale and tech selection.
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29 April 2024 - Fitch puts spotlight on struggling annual recurring revenue loans; KKR identifies a syndicated market fightback versus direct lending; and why geopolitics should be viewed through more of a long-term lens.
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8 February 2024 - For more than a decade, research has consistently found that most corporate executives believe short-term pressure is growing, that it is changing their business decisions, and that those changes are destroying value.
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30 January 2024 - In a world grappling with war in Ukraine and the Middle East, US-China tensions, and polarised domestic politics in many countries, business leaders find themselves at the crossroads of global complexities and investment decision-making. Which begs the question: how are investors assessing and addressing geopolitical uncertainty in their strategies?
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19 December 2023 - COP28 in Dubai had all the ingredients for both decisive action and controversy. Given the UAE’s status as a significant fossil fuel producer, it was seen by many as the host likeliest both to commit significant resources as well as face criticism from climate campaigners.
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4 December 2023 - Three years later, BlackRock is still betting big on the transition to a lower-carbon economy, but the $9.1tn money manager’s emphasis when it talks about sustainability and social issues has changed.
Climate | In the News
20 November 2023 - Investors and corporations will arrive in Dubai for COP28 later this month, and the world is depending on them to recognize and address a paradox: ordinary net zero 2050 commitments are one of the biggest threats to achieving net zero carbon emissions in 2050.
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20 October 2023 - What exactly are asset owners, and how do these institutions participate in deciding how companies are run?
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16 October 2023 - The sums of capital the sector wields could be critical to financing a sustainable economy, but greater transparency and accountability are needed to ensure this happens.