Resources
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In the News
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.
Strategy | Report
21 June 2021 - Expectations of long-term investors have expanded well beyond usual notions of their core purpose to include their impact on markets, society, and the environment. The fact that investors have broader responsibilities is clear. Defining those responsibilities is not. Investors need a common way to identify, anticipate, and communicate responsibilities before they can aspire to fulfill them across their organizations.
Climate, Metrics, Policy | Article
18 June 2021 - In light of demand for climate change information and questions about whether current disclosures adequately inform investors, the SEC recently requested public input on climate change disclosure.
Strategy | Article
16 June 2021 - By Allen He, CFA As the global economy rebounds, companies are preparing to launch a record wave of buybacks. Buybacks have become a global phenomenon over the past 20 years, with many companies viewing them as an attractive alternative to dividends in returning capital to shareholders. They are flexible, recycle excess cash to the economy, and provide tax advantages in certain jurisdictions. While buybacks can indeed be an effective way to distribute capital under certain circumstances – and can be used to signal to investors that their...
Podcast
14 June 2021 - Carney’s book, Value(s): Building a Better World for All, is available now. Episodes are also available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.
Podcast
1 June 2021 - Unilever is a household name and a global leader in consumer goods. Now, it is quickly becoming a global leader in sustainable business, committing to net zero emissions across all its products by 2039.
Strategy | Article
27 May 2021 - Expectations placed on investors are ever-changing, can emerge from any of the institution’s many constituents, and extend beyond matters of law, regulation, or contracts.
Climate | Video
21 May 2021 - The world’s infrastructure systems face critical challenges as we look to meet the needs of a growing, increasingly urban population while at the same time dramatically reducing carbon emissions. Technological advances and the Covid-19 epidemic have expanded our conception of critical infrastructure, as telecommunications and other resources become imperative to people and economies around the world.
Metrics | Article
19 May 2021 - On 19 May 2021, five global data providers released a joint statement in support of the creation of a core set of metrics for all companies regardless of sector, geography, or size.
Video
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.
Investor-Corporate Engagement | Article
13 May 2021 - On 28 April 2021, FCLTGlobal hosted an info session on the topic of quantifying the market value of corporate net-zero commitments. This conversation served as an opportunity to share our preliminary research with a diverse group of attendees from global corporate and investment communities.
Policy | Article
10 May 2021 - Most retirement systems have failed to grow and safeguard the savings of men and women equally. But there are a number of strategies that can solve the problem.