Through a multi-modal empirical analysis of the data-management experiences of large institutional investors (‘Giants'), we find that these entities are struggling to: 1) utilize data efficiently; and 2) consistently achieve desired levels of data quality. We use these findings to design a new...

Sovereign investors are an emerging community of investment organizations, subject to the conflicting demands of international and domestic institutions. Existing research interprets them either as mirroring global financialization or preserving national interests. Both top-down global...

Unbundling fees for financial services – e.g., separating payments for third-party research from commissions for trade execution – is in the long-term best interests of institutional asset owners: it can increase both transparency and alignment with intermediaries, such as external asset...

As public debt rises, governments struggle to fund and finance new infrastructure. The past two decades have seen an increase in privatization of infrastructure assets and public private partnerships. However, alignment of interests between governments and private owners can be challenging. In...

1. The Foundations of Capitalism: Beneficiary Asset Managers -- 2. Unleashing Innovation through Better Governance -- 3. Unleashing Innovation through People -- 4. Unleashing Innovation through Collaboration -- 5. Unleashing Locational Advantage -- 6. The Valley of Opportunity: Bringing...

The rise of the knowledge economy has ushered in important changes to the economic landscape. One such change is the emergence of a market for intellectual property (IP), and more specifically a market in patents. New corporate IP strategies are driving the development of this IP market;...

Managing (or at least slowing) the decline of private defined benefit (DB) pensions has been a top priority for US policymakers. Any market-related developments or regulatory changes that alter the provision or sustainability of private DB pensions in other countries are thus relevant to policy...