Resources
We conduct original research on the causes of short-term business decisions and work to find practical solutions.
Video
13 January 2021 - “Time diversification” is a principle that an investor’s statistical probability of loss decreases as the holding period increases. Long-term investors may overinterpret this statistical principle to indicate that risk in all of its forms is lower. In fact, longer holding periods also expose investors to a greater scale of potential losses and to more experience with turbulence. Our September webinar introduced the way in which these patterns have implications for diversification and asset allocation, and the implications also extend significantly to the way in which long-term investors define and estimate risk.
Strategy | Article
11 January 2021 - By Allen He As noted in Funding the Future: Investing in Long-Horizon Innovation, it can sometimes be shrewd for investors to consider their portfolio companies’ research and development (R&D) pipelines as a series of options. Doing so can provide an alternative way of valuing a company and may help reveal a differentiated view of a company’s potential upside from R&D investment. R&D pipelines share several similarities with call options, chief among them their value pertaining to volatility and time to maturity. A chronic problem discussed in Funding...
Podcast
11 January 2021 - Our first episode of 2021 introduces FCLTCompass, our new dashboard tracking long-term investments on a global scale. Listen to a special replay of our launch event, held on 10 December 2020, to learn more about the dashboard and its important findings. For more information, click here. This episode is also available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. To learn more, visit the homepage for Going Long with FCLTGlobal.
Press Release
11 January 2021 - Boston, MA, 11 January 2021 – Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the asset management unit of the Norwegian central bank, has joined FCLTGlobal as the non-profit’s latest member organization. NBIM joins 50+ other companies and investors who are committed to FCLTGlobal’s mission of increasing long-term decision-making in the global business community. FCLTGlobal’s membership is representative of the asset owners, asset managers, and corporations that make up the global investment value chain. Members participate in action-oriented programming, fund ongoing operations, and actively contribute to current research initiatives that promote long-term oriented strategies for...
Governance | Article
5 January 2021 - Recent research, including The Long-term Habits of a Highly Effective Corporate Board (2019), shows that diversity at the board level adds meaningful long-term value for companies and their stakeholders. Evidence on the increased effectiveness of diverse boards recently led Nasdaq to announce a proposed rule requiring listed companies have one woman and one other diverse board member – or explain why they weren’t complying.
Article
22 December 2020 - Many of you were able to join us in New York for our 2020 Summit to workshop the best ways to advance our shared mission of rebalancing capital markets to support a long-term, sustainable economy. But while the reality of daily life has changed enormously, the urgency of the issues we are addressing has not. Capitalism is at a crossroads—the next few years will surely shape its trajectory for the next few decades. A narrow spotlight on shareholders has given way to a renewed focus on...
Report
22 December 2020 - Our 2020 Year in Review, a report that captures FCLTGlobal’s research, virtual programming, and the contributions of our 50+ Member organizations.
Policy | Article
18 December 2020 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed an amendment requiring Nasdaq listed companies to adopt rules intended to promote board diversity.
