One of the major trends over the past decade among Long-Term Investors (LTIs), such as pension funds and government funds, has been to move towards a more direct method of investing. The financial crisis of 2008-09 accelerated this ‘disintermediation', in particular within long-term private...

As elaborated in our paper — Social Capital and Building an Institutional Investor's Collaborative Network — a new “collaborative” model of investing lies at the heart of our re-intermediation thesis, and this model is premised upon institutional investors forming broad and deep...

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

Since the 2008 financial crisis, beneficiary organizations-like pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and foundations-have been seeking ways to mitigate the risk of their investments and make better financial decisions. For them, Reframing Finance offers a path forward. This book...

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...