Resources
We conduct original research on the causes of short-term business decisions and work to find practical solutions.
Climate | Article
27 October 2021 - A lack of “decision useful” climate disclosures has been a cause for discontent on both sides of the investment value chain.
Risk and Resilience | Podcast
25 October 2021 - Anticipating new trends is a cornerstone of a long-term approach to investing. Christian Sinding, head of EQT Partners, joins the podcast to discuss how “future-proofing” plays a key role in EQT’s strategy for working with portfolio companies. Christian also shares insights on EQT’s active ownership “playbook,” why he believes private equity is better positioned to make societal impacts, and the launch of a new private capital strategy, EQT Future, and more. About Christian Sinding Christian Sinding is CEO and Managing Partner of EQT, a purpose-driven global investment...
Risk and Resilience, Governance | Article
21 October 2021 - By Allen He Oversight boards and their investment teams often speak different languages when it comes to risk. The often repeated pattern is one of in depth discussions without clarifying long-term implications – not seeing the forest through the trees. Then, inevitably, board members are surprised by portfolio movements in the face of market stress events. Boards can take on a very short-term focus during such periods of uncertainty, often to the extent of losing confidence in the management team or their strategy and wanting to...
Climate, Mandates | Podcast
12 October 2021 - The head of CDPQ joins the podcast to discuss the organization's unique "double mandate" - providing long-term financial returns for depositors and providing constructive capital to Quebec's economy.
Climate | Article
12 October 2021 - Thanks to decades of advocacy, some very real climate-related disasters, and meaningful progress on the global policy and regulatory stage, climate consciousness is finally in vogue with mainstream companies and investors.
In the News
8 October 2021 - President Biden’s spending plan could lead to a tax on stock buybacks, with a Senate plan to add a 2% excise tax potentially raising as much as $100 billion over a decade.
Climate | In the News
4 October 2021 - On the face of it, climate commitments set the stage for capital to be deployed at scale to decarbonize the global economy. Yet the reality has proved to be more complicated.
Metrics | Article
1 October 2021 - Investors look for sustainability and non-traditional metrics from companies they invest in, but what if they held themselves accountable in the same way? This piece is from a blog series written by members of the Global Future Council on Investing exploring factors shaping the investment portfolio of 2040.
Incentive Alignment
1 October 2021 - FCLTGlobal hosted an Implementation Forum on The Future of Long-term Executive Remuneration Design on 23 September to advance the effort and broaden the range of possibilities for change.
Risk and Resilience, Climate | Report
30 September 2021 - In the last few years, it has become well accepted that climate risk is investment risk, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) linked assets have skyrocketed.
Innovation, Climate | Podcast
27 September 2021 - Mary Pryshlak joins the podcast to discuss the latest edition of Wellington's Future Themes, an annual project that explores the structural trends shaping our world - like climate change, emerging markets development, automation, and many others.
Stakeholder Capitalism, Metrics | Article
23 September 2021 - By Ariel Babcock CFA, Allen He CFA, and Devin Weiss Intuitively, many companies understand the importance of strategically investing in their employees. Past academic research has found employees contribute materially to the long-term value creation of a corporation. For instance, the “100 Best Companies to Work in America” had significantly higher stock returns than industry averages. Higher firm investment in intangible assets is associated with higher revenue, and strong relationships have been demonstrated between employee satisfaction, productivity, and loyalty to the consumer base. Given the links between...