Coverage, charts, video and research on Governance for universal owners.
Governments are taking equity, underwriting demand and backing strategic projects in sectors they also regulate. Universal owners need rules for the moment the state becomes shareholder, customer and rule-maker at the same time.
Fiduciary capitalism names the era when pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutional investors became the dominant owners of the global economy — and what that means for governance, stewardship, and accountability.
Stewardship is the use of ownership rights and influence to protect and enhance long-term value. For a universal owner that cannot diversify away systemic risk, it is a core risk-management tool, not a box-ticking exercise. Here is how it works.
The Santiago Principles are 24 voluntary standards for how sovereign wealth funds are governed, disclosed and invested. Here is what they cover, why they were created in 2008, and how they are used today.
If you own the whole market, you cannot sell your way out of a bad system. Can universal owners actually shape what they own?
Independent governance, in-house teams, and real assets. How CPP Investments and Ontario Teachers' built the template the world now copies.
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