Addressing short-termism in capital markets

The breakfast is the latest in the Purpose of Finance initiative on which we are collaborating with Pension Insurance Corporation. We hosted a very successful dinner in October 2019 to discuss a working draft of the paper (I’ve attached a summary of that discussion). This breakfast will focus on concrete and practical recommendations to address short-termism in capital markets and boost productivity in the real economy.

In the wake of the election result in the UK last month, this topic has become more of a political priority in Westminster.

We expect the guests to be a combination of asset managers, governance and stewardship specialists, policy specialists and the odd economist.