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We conduct original research on the causes of short-term business decisions and work to find practical solutions.
Strategy | Article
30 August 2018 - What makes an investor quintessentially “long-term”? This question is at the core of FCLTGlobal’s mission and research agenda. Together with our partners at CEM Benchmarking Inc., we surveyed 18 large global asset owners responsible for a...
Article
27 August 2018 - Each of our research projects is supported by working groups attended by our Members, giving them the opportunity to stay abreast of our current thinking while shaping and contributing to our work.
In the News
23 August 2018 - Last week, President Donald Trump suggested in a tweet that companies could report results every six months instead of quarterly. “That would allow greater flexibility & save money. I have asked the SEC to study!” he...
In the News
17 August 2018 - In a morning tweet, he said this suggestion came from top business leaders who told him that this “would allow greater flexibility & save money.” Indeed. But at a time when public confidence in all...
In the News
17 August 2018 - President Trump proposed Friday that public companies should report their financial results only twice a year instead of quarterly....
Investor-Corporate Engagement | Article
1 August 2018 - Each stakeholder along the investment value chain must play a role in shifting to longer-term decision making. Today’s investment community, in large part, has become fixated on hitting immediate goals, losing sight of savers’ broader...
In the News
30 July 2018 - Short-termism. IR professionals and corporate management teams are constantly battling the tendency of many investors to buy or sell shares based on short-term quarterly earnings rather than long-term results. Companies thrive when investors are with...
Article
23 July 2018 - FCLTGlobal discussed private equity last month in London, where CEO Sarah Williamson joined a panel hosted by Schroders, led by Gavin Ralston, Head of Thought Leadership and Official Institutions.
In the News
12 July 2018 - Every asset owner I have met proclaims they are a long-term investor in much the same way that every CEO declares that their greatest asset is their people – automatically and without thinking about it...
In the News
6 July 2018 - In conjunction with Business Roundtable, an association of nearly 200 major company CEOs, they wrote that, “in our experience, quarterly earnings guidance often leads to an unhealthy focus on short-term profits at the expense of...