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FCLTGlobal
FCLTGlobal is a non-profit organization that conducts research and develops frameworks related to extending investment time horizons and corporate planning periods. The organization was established in 2016 to study what it characterizes as short-term pressures in capital markets and corporate decision-making. FCLTGlobal operates through a membership model that includes pension funds, asset management firms, and multinational corporations. Its research is made publicly available through reports and white papers. History FCLTGlobal originated from an initiative by CPP Investments (formerly CPPIB) and McKinsey & Company. In 2013, these organizations collaborated on a research project titled "Focusing Capital on the Long Term" to address concerns about short-termism in global financial markets. From that initiative, FCLTGlobal was formally established in 2016 as an independent non-profit organization by CPP Investments, McKinsey, BlackRock, Dow Chemical, and Tata Sons. Since its ince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Votorantim Group
Votorantim S.A. is a permanently capitalized investment holding company, with a long-term investment approach. Its portfolio companies operate in 16 countries and in different economic sectors, as building materials, finance, aluminum, clean and renewable energy, metals and mining, orange juice, long steel, growth, real estate, and infrastructure. Votorantim is one of the few Brazilian companies with investment grade rating by the three main rating agencies in the world: Standard & Poors, Fitch Ratings and Moody's. The company is also a member of FCLTGlobal, a non-profit organization that produces research and tools that promote long-term investment and business strategies, and signatory of the UN Global Compact since 2011. History It was founded in 1918 by José Ermírio de Moraes, an engineer from Pernambuco Pernambuco ( , , ) is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Harrison (businessman)
Peter Harrison (born 1966) is a British businessman, and the chief executive (CEO) of Schroders, a British multinational investment management company. Early life and education Peter Harrison was born in Cheshire on 25 May 1966 to Stanley G. Harrison and his wife Jennifer L. nee Harrow, who were married in Bucklow, Cheshire, in Q1 1963. He has a sister Sally, born Q4 1968. Harrison studied at the University of Bath, graduating in 1988 with a degree in business administration. Career Harrison began his career at Schroders as a graduate in 1988, before moving to Newton Investment Management in 1991. Prior to returning to Schroders in 2013 as global head of equities, Harrison worked in a number of senior roles at JPMorgan, Deutsche Asset Management and latterly chairman and CEO of RWC Partners. He became head of investment at Schroders in 2014 and then CEO in 2016, when he succeeded Michael Dobson, who had been CEO for 15 years and became the chairman. Dobson's move from CE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Wiseman
Mark Wiseman (born 1970) is a Canadian businessman and financier who has worked with many institutional investors and the Government of Canada. He was formerly the chair of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation; a manager at BlackRock; and prior to 2016, the president and CEO of the CPP Investment Board, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). He is the co-founder of the Century Initiative, which aims to increase Canada's population to 100 million by 2100 solely through immigration. Early life and education Wiseman was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and raised in Burlington, Ontario, Burlington by his mother, a physiotherapist, and his father, a plumber and pipe fitter who headed a division of a construction company. He has one sister, who is a veterinarian. He earned a bachelor's degree from Queen's University at Kingston, Queen's University as well as a law degree and an MBA from the University of Toronto. He obtained a Master of Laws degree from Yale University, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adena Friedman
Adena T. Friedman (born Adena Robinson Testa; 1969) is an American businesswoman. She currently serves as the President and CEO of Nasdaq, Inc. She was formerly a managing director and CFO of The Carlyle Group. Initially joining Nasdaq in 1993, she returned to Nasdaq from Carlyle in May 2014 as President of Global Corporate and information technology solutions. She was named the CEO of Nasdaq in January 2017, the first woman to lead a global exchange. ''Forbes'' has repeatedly listed Friedman as one of the world's most powerful women on their annual ''Power Women'' list. She ranked 43rd in Forbes list of " World's 100 most powerful women" in 2023. She was ranked 55th on ''Fortune'''s list of Most Powerful Women in 2023. Early life and education Born Adena Robinson Testa and raised in metropolitan Baltimore, she is the daughter of Michael D. Testa, a managing director at T. Rowe Price, and Adena W. Testa, an attorney in the Baltimore law firm of Stewart, Plant & Blumenthal. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Lei (investor)
Zhang Lei (born 1972) is an investor and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Hillhouse Investment, the largest private equity firm operating in Asia as of October 2021. Early life and education Lei received a scholarship to Renmin University of China, where he received a bachelor's degree in economics in 1994. In 1999, Lei took a class taught by David F. Swensen, who was the chief investment officer of the Yale Endowment. Swensen became a mentor to Lei, leading to Lei interning at the Yale Endowment, his first position in finance. During his studies, Lei interned at the Yale University Endowment. Lei translated Swensen's book, ''Pioneering Portfolio Management, An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment'' (2000), into Chinese while studying at Yale, which, according to the ''Financial Times,'' involved creating new Mandarin words for "endowment" and "fiduciary". Lei's investing philosophy is largely based on Swensen's teachings. In 2002, he received an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Machin
Mark Machin (born 1966) is a British investor who served as President and CEO of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board between 2016 and 2021. Machin is currently a non-executive director for Serendipity Capital, a Singapore-based venture capital group. He also sits on the Board of the Atlantic Council and is a member of the 30% Club of Canada, with a mission to achieve at least 30% representation of women on all boards and C-suites globally. He is also the chairman of Society For Project Green Leaf. Early life and education Machin was born in England in 1966. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physiological Sciences from Oxford University and then a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree from Cambridge University in 1990. Career Over the years, Machin developed an interest in financial markets and was hired as an analyst in the London office of Goldman-Sachs in 1991. Machin was transferred to the Goldman-Sachs' new Hong Kong office where he worked for 20 years f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CPP Investments
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB; ), operating as CPP Investments (), is a Canadian Crown corporation established by way of the 1997 ''Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act'' to oversee and invest the funds contributed to and held by the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). CPP Investments is one of the world's largest investors in private equity, having invested over US$28.1 billion between 2010 and 2014 alone. Despite being a Crown corporation, CPPIB is not considered a sovereign wealth fund because it operates at arm's length from the Government of Canada and solely manages CPP contributions paid by workers and employers, not public funds. As of March 31, 2025, the CPP Investment Board manages over C$714 billion in assets under management for the Canada Pension Plan on behalf of 22 million Canadians. Canadians contributed $15.9 billion to the fund from individual payroll deductions in fiscal 2024. CPP Investments is one of Canada's top eight pension funds, nicknamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temasek (company)
Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited ( ) is a Singaporean state-owned multinational investment firm. Incorporated on 25 June 1974, Temasek has a net portfolio of US$288 billion (S$389 billion) as of 2024. Headquartered at Orchard Road, Singapore, it has 14 offices in 10 countries around the world, including in Beijing, Brussels, Hanoi, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, New York City, Paris, Milan, San Francisco, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Washington D.C. It is an active shareholder and investor, with four key structural trends guiding its long term portfolio construction—Digitisation, Sustainable Living, Future of Consumption, and Longer Lifespans. Temasek's portfolio covers a broad spectrum of sectors. Its key focus investment areas include Consumer, Media & Technology, Life Sciences & Agri-Food, and Non-Bank Financial Services. Temasek has held overall corporate global credit ratings of “Aaa/AAA” by rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's respectively since its inaugural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PSP Investments
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) is a Canadian Crown corporation established by the Parliament of Canada in September 1999 through the ''Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act''. PSP Investments is one of Canada's largest pension investment managers, with CAD $264.9 billion of net assets under management in fiscal year 2024. More than 1000 professionals manage a diversified global portfolio composed of investments in public financial markets, private equity, real estate, seniors housing, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt. PSP Investments' head office is located in Ottawa, Ontario, and its chief business office is located in Montreal, Quebec. It also has offices in New York City, London and Hong Kong. CPP Investments is one of Canada's top eight pension funds, nicknamed the " Maple 8" or "Maple Revolutionaries. History PSP Investments was incorporated as a Crown corporation under the ''Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington Management
Wellington Management Company is a private, independent investment management firm with client assets under management totaling over US$1 trillion based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The firm serves as an investment advisor to over 2,200 institutions in over 60 countries, as of 30 June 2020. Its clients include central banks and sovereign institutions, pension funds, endowments and foundations, family offices, fund sponsors, insurance companies, financial intermediaries, and wealth managers. History In 1928, Philadelphia-based accountant Walter L. Morgan established the first balanced mutual fund in the United States, the Wellington Fund. Wellington Management Company was incorporated in 1933. In 1951, the firm hired John C. Bogle, who succeeded Morgan as chairman in 1970. In 1967, Wellington merged with Boston-based investment management firm Thorndike, Doran, Paine & Lewis. Bogle left in 1974 and established The Vanguard Group, retaining Wellington to manage som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Sternfels
Robert Sternfels is an American businessman who is the global managing partner of McKinsey & Company since July 2021. Early life and education After growing up in Lodi, California in San Joaquin County, Sternfels studied history and economics at Stanford University, where he was a member of the NCAA Division I varsity water polo team. He went on to further study at Worcester College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. While originally intending to read international law, he ended up studying towards a Masters degree in philosophy, politics and economics. Career Sternfels joined McKinsey upon graduating from Oxford University in 1994. At the time of his election to managing partner in 2021, he led the firm's advanced analytics practice and was based in the firm's San Francisco office. He had previously led McKinsey's operations practice in the US and its private equity practice globally. He is a board member of QuestBridge, sits on the advisory board of USA Water Polo and is a tru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillhouse Investment
Hillhouse Investment Management Ltd. is a global private equity firm with an East Asian heritage. Hillhouse was founded by Lei Zhang in 2005 with initial seed capital from the Yale University endowment and invests across East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe. Hillhouse has Asian offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai with additional international offices in New York City and London. Hillhouse's assets under management ("AUM") were US$73.3 billion as of July 2021. In October 2021, Hillhouse raised US$18 billion for its fifth flagship private equity fund, breaking the previous record set by KKR's US$15 billion pan-Asia private equity fund raised that same year. Hillhouse manages capital for institutional clients such as university endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and family offices. Hillhouse is a long-term fundamental research-driven equity investor, investing in all equity stages in sectors including consumer, heal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
