Sovereign investors are often referred to as long-term investors. But it is still unclear that these investors pertain to the same category, as they vary on many dimensions. Previous research proposed typologies of sovereign investors based on external criteria such as region or size of assets...

"Organizational and regulatory norms have long compelled investors to rely on others to innovate for them, which has diluted the quality of innovations as well as the power investors wield relative to the intermediaries. As machine intelligence advances, both in accessibility and sophistication,...

Reframing Finance argues that institutional investors (such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and foundations) should put their money more directly into projects like infrastructure, green energy, and the future of agriculture. Doing this would keep the power of financial...

A collaborative model for long-term investing -- Building an institutional investor's collaborative network and social capital -- Re-intermediating investment management -- New vehicles to drive the collaborative model -- The future of long-term institutional investment

Pension fund capitalism is a new, albeit evolving, stage of Anglo-American capital market development. It is marked by the ability of pension funds to aggregate the widely disbursed ownership of beneficiaries and therefore act as single entities with a unified voice. Pension funds within their...

In this enhanced meta-study we categorize more than 200 different sources. Within it, we find a remarkable correlation between diligent sustainability business practices and economic performance. The first part of the report explores this thesis from a strategic management perspective, with...