Thinking Ahead Institute research

This page provides an index, by topic, of all Thinking Ahead Institute research published since 2015. There are numerous slide decks that underpin these research publications, these are all available to members on request.

Topic	Research Papers
Asset classes of tomorrow	Chinese capital markets Securitisation meets blockchain Private equity The asset manager of tomorrow The asset owner of tomorrow Thinking Ahead Institute assessment of Smart Leadership. Sound Followership*
Culture Explore our culture, leadership and diversity hub Uncover our culture study	The impact of culture on institutional investors – 2019 Culture as a measurable edge* Culture and leadership* The impact of culture on institutional investors – 2015*
Decision-making	Collective decision-making in action* Fundamental return attribution* Better decision-making: a toolkit How to choose?
Defined contribution	DC: the engagement tree Lifetime income – the DC system’s missing design feature DC: the movie Proposing a stronger DC purpose Compendium of DC research* Shifts for the DC organisation of tomorrow*
Investment as a ecosystem	Case studies from the ecosystem – applying an ecosystem perspective* System thinking and investment – introducing the ecosystem perspective
Integrated reporting	Integrated reports – members page* Integrated reports – public page
Long-horizon investing	Long-horizon investing webinar Investing in equity factors for the long run (joint with Amundi) What you think you become Patience: not merely a virtue but an asset Converting the 99 – long-horizon investing beliefs The search for a long-term premium
General investment	Going from good to great Extreme risks The future of asset management Stronger investment theory To bonus or not to bonus? Compensation and incentives* Going above and beyond: stronger investment theory and practice Total Portfolio Approach (TPA)
State of the industry	State of the industry – part I State of the industry – part II State of the industry – part III
Sustainability and value creation Visit our Sustainability hub	Sustainability impact: An investors guide to communicating value created* Sustainability beliefs: a new measurement tool Sustainability portfolio construction: connecting sustainability risks to asset class returns Sustainability portfolio construction case studies* Mission critical: understanding value creation Connecting the dots: understanding purpose in the investment industry Sustainability webinar series – purpose and value in investment industry videos Sustainability ‘beliefs to action’ webinars
Scenario Learning	It’s story time: The why, how and what of scenario learning
Wot we wrote (forum post compendiums) View paper summaries	Download papers Risk, return and impact \| moving towards 3-D investing Value creation Here be dragons
Book reviews	AI superpowers – China, Silicon Valley, and the new world order There is no planet b by Mike Berners-Lee Prosperity: better business makes the greater good by Colin Mayer* Big Mind by Geoff Mulgan* The End of Theory by Richard Bookstaber* Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth*

*Available to members only

This page is a summary of all of the Thinking Ahead Institute research papers published since 2015, sorted by research stream.