The Long-Term Investors Club was created in 2009 by the European Investment Bank, the French Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, the Italian Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and the German KfW Bankengruppe, to bring together major long-term institutional investors and to coordinate their activities in the global economy in support of sustainable economic growth.
The LTI Club is engaged in various activities, notably academic research and studies, to help promoting the role and interests of this category of investors who have a prominent influence in providing financial stability and balanced economic growth.
Among its activities, the Club organises an Annual Conference to discuss the changing concept and values of Long Term Investment. After the success of the first Conference organised by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations in Paris last year, this year's Conference will be hosted in Rome, by Italian Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. The Conference will take place on the June 17th 2010 at the Accademia dei Lincei (The National Academy of Science).
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti will also organise the Forum of Long-Term Investors in Venice from 27th to 29th of October. The Forum will host 30-40 of the world's most important think-thanks to debate on the role of long term investments and, among other things, on the international regulatory and accounting standards.
The Forum's preparation will include the creation of an "international research network" on long term investments, which will be the starting structure for future common research done by our Club.
Annual Conference of the Long-Term Investors Club - "The Long-Term Investments in the Age of Globalisation" (English version)
Conferenza Annuale del Long-Term Investors Club - "The Long-Term Investments in the Age of Globalisation" (Italian version)
Organised by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, the June 17 Rome Conference, The Long-Term Investments in the Age of Globalisation, represents the Second Annual International Conference of the Club. The first was organised by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations in Paris on June 2009 (Conference on Long Term Value and Economic Stability).
The economic and financial crisis has clearly shown the limits of what is essentially a "short-term" market approach.
Difficulties encountered in durably reviving the economy stem partly from the lack of structural mechanisms to sustain a long-term recovery.