Our History

• On 14 March, the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI) is launched in Brussels. The GGFI ranks the world’s financial centres according to perceptions of the quality and depth of their green finance offerings. It's second edition is published in September.

• Long Finance's Distributed Futures publishes 8 reports and...

...in conjunction with Financial Centre Futures launches one more index. The Smart Jurisdictions Index (SJI) aims to help investors, governments, and regulators track the attractiveness of financial centres for new technologies and products by measuring how attuned financial centres are to attracting new lines of business such as fintech or new financial products.

• Long Finance's Eternal Coin's “Economic Simulation & Control Of Cryptocurrencies” project develops the technical framework for a simulator, supported by two workshops and the publication of a report.

• Financial Centre Futures - The China Financial Centres Index 10, produced in partnership with the China Development Institute is launched.

• London Accord - Trucost, part of S&P Dow Jones Indices wins the Farsight Award 2017/2018 for their report "Plastics & Sustainability: A Valuation Of Environmental Benefits, Costs & Opportunities For Continuous Improvement".

• The Willis Building hosts this year's Long Finance Autumn Conference: Smart Ledgers & Risk.

• Cardano Foundation selects Long Finance's Distributed Futures practice as its partner for a research programme into blockchain applications.

• Distributed Futures, an open source research programme for Smart Ledgers and new technologies, publishes two reports:

Responsibility Without Power? The Governance Of Mutual Distributed Ledgers (aka Blockchains)

Smart Ledger Geostamping: Steps Towards Interoperability & Standards

• Sponsored by DasCoin, the Eternal Coin programme, in its effort to enable a global discussion on the nature of money and the concept of value, publishes a report on Auditing Mutual Distributed Ledgers (aka Blockchains): A Foray Into Distributed Governance & Forensics.

• Long Finance publishes five further reports:

A Primer On The Risk Structure & Contractual Accrual Rate Of DB Pensions

Security & Sustainability In Defined Benefit Pension Schemes: A Response To The Department Of Work & Pensions Consultation

Financial Innovations & Sustainable Development: A Paper For The Business & Sustainable Development Commission

From Slips To Smart Contracts: Intelligent Technology In The London Wholesale Insurance Market

A Wholesale Insurance Executive's Guide To Smart Contracts

• Financial Centre Futures - The Global Financial Centres Index 21 and The Global Financial Centres Index 22 is published in March and September respectively, along with the following special report:

Trends & Innovations In Financial Services

• The Chartered Insurance Institute hosts 2017's Long Finance Conferences, The Dark Side Of The Chain? Governing & Auditing Mutual Distributed Ledger (MDL, aka blockchain) Systems and a Digital Currencies Educational Trade Fair.

• Long Finance publishes three extensive reports.
  

The Missing Links In The Chains? Mutual Distributed Ledger (aka blockchain) Standards

Chain Reaction: How Blockchain Technology Might Transform Wholesale Insurance

The Quiet Insurer: Mobility Of The 'Other' Financial Service

• London Accord - Deutsche Bank wins the Farsight Award 2015/16 for their report "The Logistics Of Supply Chain Alpha" out of 38 reports considered. Barclays is the runner-up and Dr Nick Goddard and Long Finance are highly commended for selected reports.

• Financial Centre Futures - GFCI 20 is published in September.

• Long Finance & APM Group publish Promoting UK Cyber Prosperity: Public-Private Cyber-Catastrophe Reinsurance in July.
  

Promoting UK Cyber Prosperity: Public-Private Cyber-Catastrophe Reinsurance

• Long Finance and WWF publish "Financing The Transition: Sustainable Infrastructure In Cities" in March.
  

Financing The Transition: Sustainable Infrastructure In Cities

• London Accord - Kepler Cheuvreux wins the Farsight Award 2014/15 for their report "Tax Me If You Can: Game Over" out of 56 reports considered. Green Alliance, Hermes and Sustainalytics are highly commended for selected reports.

• Financial Centre Futures - GFCI 17 is published in March. "Comparative Regulatory Environments: A Comparison Of Financial Services Regulation In Eight Jurisdictions" is published as a special report in January.

Comparative Regulatory Environments: A Comparison Of Financial Services Regulation In Eight Jurisdictions

• Gresham College Hosts The Long Finance Conference 2015 "The Curious Case of Japan: Why Macroeconomics Needs a Rethink" with Professor Richard Werner (University of Southampton), George Edwards MBE, John Greenwood OBE and Michael Mainelli.

• Long Finance publishes "Chain Of A Lifetime: How Blockchain Technology Might Transform Personal Insurance" in December.
  

Chain Of A Lifetime: How Blockchain Technology Might Transform Personal Insurance

• BSI and Long Finance publish two studies analyzing opportunities for standard development in Insurance and in Investment & Asset Management in October.
  

Opportunities For Standards In Insurance

Opportunities For Standards In Investment & Asset Management

• "Financing Tomorrow's Cities: A Meta Analysis" is published in July. The short report review topics and issues that have emerged throughout the Financing Tomorrow's Cities project.

Financing Tomorrow's Cities: A Meta Analysis

• London Accord - Lloyd's wins the Farsight Award 2013/14 for their report "Feast or Famine: Business & Insurance Implications Of Food Safety & Security" out of 69 reports considered. Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Kepler Cheuvreux are highly commended for selected reports.

• Financial Centre Futures - GFCI 15 and GFCI 16 are respectively published in March and in September. "Maritime Financial Centres" is published as a supplement to GFCI 16 in November.

Maritime Financial Centres

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch hosts the Long Finance Conference 2014 "Steady As She Goes: Long-Term Performance Measurement In Finance". Lady Susan Rice delivers the keynote address on performance and standards in finance.

• "Backing Market Forces: How to Make Voluntary Standards Markets Work For Financial Services Regulation", a joint BSI, CISI and Long Finance publication is released.

Backing Market Forces: How To Make Voluntary Standards Markets Work For Financial Services Regulation

• Financing Tomorrow's Cities, a new Long Finance project created by the City of London is launched with Lord Mayor Fiona Woolf. The project aims to frame the debate for innovative financing mechanisms, engineering solutions and risk management products for tomorrow’s cities through event, shared research and online discussions.

• Long Finance publishes "Keep Your Lid On: A Financial Analyst’s View Of The Cost & Valuation Of DB Pension Provision" authored by Con Keating, Ole Settegren and Andrew Slater in the Finance Shorts series.

Keep Your Lid On: A Financial Analyst's View Of The Cost & Valuation Of DB Pension Provision

• The responses to the consultation on Confidence Accounting are published.

• London Accord - CA Cheuvreux wins the Farsight Award 2012/13 for their report "Luxury Goods: Sustainability Sector Profile" out of 95 reports considered. Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank are highly commended for selected reports.

• Financial Centre Futures - GFCI 13 and GFCI 14 are respectively published in March and September.

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch hosts the Long Finance Spring Conference 2013 "How to Innovate, What To Regulate: Achieving Real Change On The Road To Long Finance". Professor Thorsten Beck from Tilburg University delivers the keynote address on financial innovation.

• The Long Finance, CISI and ACCA sponsored proposal on Confidence Accounting is published in July, with a number of events held during a four month consultation period. The proposal receives press coverage in The Financial Times.

Confidence Accounting: A Proposal

• Long Finance publishes "Success Of The Fittest: A Swift Survey Of Shifts In Asset Management" authored by Bob McDowall.

Success Of The Fittest: A Swift Survey Of Shifts In Asset Management

• London Accord - Responsible Research (now part of Sustainalytics) wins the Farsight Award 2011/12 for their report "The Future of Fish In Asia" out of 117 reports considered. Bank Sarasin, the Carbon Tracker and HSBC are also commended for selected reports. Over 350 reports on finance & ESG issues are available through the London Accord at the end of 2012.

• Financial Centre Futures - GFCI 11 and GFCI 12 are published respectively in March and September.

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch hosts the Long Finance Spring Conference "Into The Folly Of Value: Reforming Sustainable Finance". Professor Charles Goodhart from the London School of Economics delivered the keynote address on the pro-cyclicality of financial regulation. Matthew Kiernan introduced the second part of the conference focusing on sustainable finance.

• UCL hosts the Long Finance Autumn Conference "Measures Beyond Money". Denis White from Oregon State University delivers the keynote address on the concept of 'emergy'. Other Long Finance events take place throughout the year.

• Long Finance publishes "Don't Stop Believing: The State and Future of UK Occupational Pensions" by Con Keating in the Finance Shorts series.

• London Accord - Bank Sarasin wins the Farsight Award 2010/11 for their report "The World In A Dilemma Between Prosperity & Resource Protection and is also proclaimed as the Sustainable City Awards 2011 Overall Winner. JP Morgan and UniCredit are highly commended for selected reports. Over 250 reports on finance & ESG issues are available through the London Accord at the end of 2011.

Don't Stop Believing: The State and Future of UK Occupational Pensions

• Financial Centre Futures - GFCI 9 and GFCI 10 are published respectively in March and September. Two thematic publications are released in the Financial Centre Futures programme - "In Safe Hands? The Future Of Financial Services" by Gill Ringland ( December 2011) and "The Great Game: Clustering In Wholesale Financial Services" by Dr. Malcolm Cooper (June 2011).

In Safe Hands? The Future Of Financial Services

The Great Game: Clustering In Wholesale Financial Services

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch hosts the Long Finance Spring Conference "Peak Everything: Enough To Go Around?". Professor Paul Ekins from UCL Energy Institute delivers the keynote address on “Resource Scarcity, Resource Productivity and Economic Growth: The Role of Innovation”.

• HSBC hosts the Long Finance Autumn Conference "Bubble Trouble - Pop Goes Sustainability?". John Redwood MP and John Elkington from Volans present on market bubbles’ effects on efforts to ensure sustainability.

• The London Accord and Financial Centre Futures become part of the Long Finance initiative which aims to improve society’s understanding and use of finance over the long term. Two new progammes are created – the Eternal Coin and Meta-Commerce and a new website is launched.

• Long Finance publishes "Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow: The Future of Pensions" by Con Keating and "Time To Stop Betting The House: Mortgages, Resilience & The Long Finance" by David Steven in the Finance Shorts series.

Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow: The Future Of Pensions

Time To Stop Betting The House: Mortgages, Resilience & The Long Finance

• Long Finance publishes "In Search Of The Eternal Coin: A Long Finance View Of History" by Dr. Malcolm Cooper in the Eternal Brevities series.

In Search Of The Eternal Coin: A Long Finance View Of History

• London Accord - Société Générale wins the Farsight Award 2009/10 for their report "Green New Deal". CA Cheuvreux is also highly commended for selected reports.

• Financial Centre Futures – GFCI 7 and GFCI 8 are published respectively in March and October.

• Willis hosts the Long Finance Spring Conference "Long Finance: Enduring Value". The notion of value and finance over the long term is explored.

• City of London Corporation hosts the Long Finance Autumn Conference "Sustainability: Root Problems In Finance". Professor Avinash Persaud from Intelligence Capital Limited delivers the keynote address on “Sustainability: The Problem of Time”.

• Gresham College hosts the London Accord Autumn Conference "Whose Brains? ESG Data & Intellectual Property" and the London Accord Spring Conference "Climate Change: Structuring Cleantech Investment" at the Museum of London.

• CSFI publishes "Long Finance: A Systems View Of The Credit Scrunch" authored by Michael Mainelli and Bob Giffords, which lays out the foundations for the Long Finance initiative.

• London Accord – Credit Suisse wins the Farsight Award 2008/09 for their reports "The Inconvenient Math: The Implications Of Costed Carbon" and "More Inconvenient Math".

• Financial Centre Futures – GFCI 5 and GFCI 6 are published respectively in March and September.

• CISI and City of London Corporation host the London Accord Spring Conference "Investment Opportunities For A Low-Carbon World". Will Oulton from FTSE Group delivers the keynote address on low-carbon investment opportunities and the investment implications of a low-carbon world.

• Gresham College hosts the London Accord Autumn Conference "Climate Change: New Financial Products & Indicies" at the Museum of London. Nick Robins from HSBC delivers a keynote address on “Innovation in Climate Change Financial Products and Services”.

• London Accord – CA Cheuvreux wins the Farsight Award 2007/08 for their report "Utilities vs. Carbon: Phase II".

• Financial Centre Futures – GFCI 3 and GFCI 4 are published respectively in March and September.

• The London Accord and Tomorrow’s Company host the London Accord Spring Conference "A Robust World Via Vigorous Markets".

• Gresham College and BP host the London Accord Winter Conference "The London Accord: Sustainable Finance & Climate Change".

• Financial Centre Futures – Z/Yen creates and launches the Global Financial Centres Index for the City of London Corporation. GFCI 1 and GFCI 2 are published respectively in March and September.

• The City of London Corporation hosts the publication launch for the London Accord 2007 compendium of reports titled "London Accord: Making Investment Work For The Climate". The event celebrates the publication’s status as the largest-ever private-sector investment collaboration into climate change.

The London Accord publishes "The Road To London" authored by Michael Mainelli and Jan-Peter Onstwedder.

• Reuters hosts the London Accord Spring Conference 2007. The conference addresses ways to help investment research teams understand some of the viewpoints of scientists, academics, government and NGOs.

• London Accord – Citigroup wins the first edition of the Farsight Award for their report “Towards Sustainable Mining”. Innovest, West LB, and JP Morgan are highly commended for selected reports.

• London Accord - the team asks 'what happens if we burn it all?' and compiles preliminary figures of CO2 levels if all known reserves are burned. Mark Campanale subsequently founds the Carbon Tracker to explore further the issue of 'Unburnable Carbon'.

• The London Accord – a collaborative research project aiming to make the case for investment in climate change – is created by Z/Yen Group, the City of London Corporation and BP. The project involves a coalition of 25 financial services organisations, academic and non-governmental institutions.