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	== Activities ==		== Activities ==
	The iconic project for Long Finance is the [[ZYen:Eternal Coin\|Eternal Coin]], a global educational experience about the meaning of money as a medium of exchange and a resilient [[LongFinance:Store of Value\|store of value]]. The fundamental project for Long Finance is to develop a [[ZYen:Meta-Commerce\|meta-commerce]] guide, a road map of the key questions that need resolution over the next 100 years. While we will restructure research priorities as we progress, Long Finance intends to conduct detailed research in eight thematic areas - [[long-term vs. short-term]], [[fiscal vs. monetary]], [[free vs. regulated]], [[selfish vs. selfless]], [[mutual vs. public-sector versus private-sector]], [[rational vs. behavioural]], [[sustainability vs. robustness vs. resilience]], and [[theory vs. practice]]. Long Finance research projects range from [[monetary systems]] to a Standards Markets approach to regulation.		The iconic project for Long Finance is the [[ZYen:Eternal Coin\|Eternal Coin]], a global educational experience about the meaning of money as a medium of exchange and a resilient [[LongFinance:Store of Value\|store of value]]. The fundamental project for Long Finance is to develop a [[ZYen:Meta-Commerce\|meta-commerce]] guide, a road map of the key questions that need resolution over the next 100 years. While we will restructure research priorities as we progress, Long Finance intends to conduct detailed research in eight thematic areas - [[long-term vs. short-term]], [[fiscal vs. monetary]], [[free vs. regulated]], [[selfish vs. selfless]], [[mutual vs. public-sector versus private-sector]], [[rational vs. behavioural]], [[sustainability vs. robustness vs. resilience]], and [[theory vs. practice]]. Long Finance research projects range from [[monetary systems]] to a [[Standards Markets approach to regulation]].

	Another theme - short-term implications of long term issues - is being carried forward by the [[ZYen:Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)\|Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)]], to which Dr Oliver Sparrow has contributed the paper [[ZYen:Long Range Finance\|Long Range Finance]].		Another theme - short-term implications of long term issues - is being carried forward by the [[ZYen:Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)\|Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)]], to which Dr Oliver Sparrow has contributed the paper [[ZYen:Long Range Finance\|Long Range Finance]].

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	== Activities ==		== Activities ==
	The iconic project for Long Finance is the [[ZYen:Eternal Coin\|Eternal Coin]], a global educational experience about the meaning of money as a medium of exchange and a resilient [[LongFinance:Store of Value\|store of value]]. The fundamental project for Long Finance is to develop a [[ZYen:Meta-Commerce\|meta-commerce]] guide, a road map of the key questions that need resolution over the next 100 years. While we will restructure research priorities as we progress, Long Finance intends to conduct detailed research in eight thematic areas - [[long-term vs. short-term]], [[fiscal vs. monetary]], [[free vs. regulated]], [[selfish vs. selfless]], [[mutual vs. public-sector versus private-sector]], [[rational vs. behavioural]], [[sustainability vs. robustness vs. resilience]], and [[theory vs. practice]]. Long Finance research projects range from monetary systems to a Standards Markets approach to regulation.		The iconic project for Long Finance is the [[ZYen:Eternal Coin\|Eternal Coin]], a global educational experience about the meaning of money as a medium of exchange and a resilient [[LongFinance:Store of Value\|store of value]]. The fundamental project for Long Finance is to develop a [[ZYen:Meta-Commerce\|meta-commerce]] guide, a road map of the key questions that need resolution over the next 100 years. While we will restructure research priorities as we progress, Long Finance intends to conduct detailed research in eight thematic areas - [[long-term vs. short-term]], [[fiscal vs. monetary]], [[free vs. regulated]], [[selfish vs. selfless]], [[mutual vs. public-sector versus private-sector]], [[rational vs. behavioural]], [[sustainability vs. robustness vs. resilience]], and [[theory vs. practice]]. Long Finance research projects range from [[monetary systems]] to a Standards Markets approach to regulation.

	Another theme - short-term implications of long term issues - is being carried forward by the [[ZYen:Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)\|Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)]], to which Dr Oliver Sparrow has contributed the paper [[ZYen:Long Range Finance\|Long Range Finance]].		Another theme - short-term implications of long term issues - is being carried forward by the [[ZYen:Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)\|Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)]], to which Dr Oliver Sparrow has contributed the paper [[ZYen:Long Range Finance\|Long Range Finance]].

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	== Activities ==		== Activities ==
	The iconic project for Long Finance is the [[ZYen:Eternal Coin\|Eternal Coin]], a global educational experience about the meaning of money as a medium of exchange and a resilient [[LongFinance:Store of Value\|store of value]]. The fundamental project for Long Finance is to develop a [[ZYen:Meta-Commerce\|meta-commerce]] guide, a road map of the key questions that need resolution over the next 100 years. While we will restructure research priorities as we progress, Long Finance intends to conduct detailed research in eight thematic areas - [[long-term vs. short-term]], [[fiscal vs. monetary]], [[free vs. regulated]], [[selfish vs. selfless]], [[mutual vs. public-sector versus private-sector]], [[rational vs. behavioural]], [[sustainability vs. robustness vs. resilience]], and [[theory vs. practice]]. Long Finance research projects range from ~~the nature of money~~ to a Standards Markets approach to regulation.		The iconic project for Long Finance is the [[ZYen:Eternal Coin\|Eternal Coin]], a global educational experience about the meaning of money as a medium of exchange and a resilient [[LongFinance:Store of Value\|store of value]]. The fundamental project for Long Finance is to develop a [[ZYen:Meta-Commerce\|meta-commerce]] guide, a road map of the key questions that need resolution over the next 100 years. While we will restructure research priorities as we progress, Long Finance intends to conduct detailed research in eight thematic areas - [[long-term vs. short-term]], [[fiscal vs. monetary]], [[free vs. regulated]], [[selfish vs. selfless]], [[mutual vs. public-sector versus private-sector]], [[rational vs. behavioural]], [[sustainability vs. robustness vs. resilience]], and [[theory vs. practice]]. Long Finance research projects range from monetary systems to a Standards Markets approach to regulation.

	Another theme - short-term implications of long term issues - is being carried forward by the [[ZYen:Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)\|Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)]], to which Dr Oliver Sparrow has contributed the paper [[ZYen:Long Range Finance\|Long Range Finance]].		Another theme - short-term implications of long term issues - is being carried forward by the [[ZYen:Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)\|Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)]], to which Dr Oliver Sparrow has contributed the paper [[ZYen:Long Range Finance\|Long Range Finance]].

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	== Activities ==		== Activities ==
	The iconic project for Long Finance is the [[ZYen:Eternal Coin\|Eternal Coin]], a global educational experience about the meaning of money as a medium of exchange and a resilient [[LongFinance:Store of Value\|store of value]]. The fundamental project for Long Finance is to develop a [[ZYen:Meta-Commerce\|meta-commerce]] guide, a road map of the key questions that need resolution over the next 100 years. While we will restructure research priorities as we progress, Long Finance intends to conduct detailed research in eight thematic areas - [[long-term vs. short-term]], [[fiscal vs. monetary]], [[free vs. regulated]], [[selfish vs. selfless]], [[mutual vs. public-sector versus private-sector]], [[rational vs. behavioural]], [[sustainability vs. robustness vs. resilience]], and [[theory vs. practice]].		The iconic project for Long Finance is the [[ZYen:Eternal Coin\|Eternal Coin]], a global educational experience about the meaning of money as a medium of exchange and a resilient [[LongFinance:Store of Value\|store of value]]. The fundamental project for Long Finance is to develop a [[ZYen:Meta-Commerce\|meta-commerce]] guide, a road map of the key questions that need resolution over the next 100 years. While we will restructure research priorities as we progress, Long Finance intends to conduct detailed research in eight thematic areas - [[long-term vs. short-term]], [[fiscal vs. monetary]], [[free vs. regulated]], [[selfish vs. selfless]], [[mutual vs. public-sector versus private-sector]], [[rational vs. behavioural]], [[sustainability vs. robustness vs. resilience]], and [[theory vs. practice]]. Long Finance research projects range from the nature of money to a Standards Markets approach to regulation.

	Another theme - short-term implications of long term issues - is being carried forward by the [[ZYen:Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)\|Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)]], to which Dr Oliver Sparrow has contributed the paper [[ZYen:Long Range Finance\|Long Range Finance]].		Another theme - short-term implications of long term issues - is being carried forward by the [[ZYen:Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)\|Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)]], to which Dr Oliver Sparrow has contributed the paper [[ZYen:Long Range Finance\|Long Range Finance]].

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	== Next Steps ==		== Next Steps ==
	The near-term objective is to get pilot funding. The scale of funding could range from £/$/€9M to £/$/€15M over three years. Discussions have begun with financial firms, professional firms, information services firms, financial centres, foundations and governments, leading to some formal proposals now being considered. More discussions are welcome!		The near-term objective is to get pilot funding. The scale of funding could range from £/$/€9M to £/$/€15M over three years. Discussions have begun with financial firms, professional firms, information services firms, financial centres, foundations and governments, leading to some formal proposals now being considered. More discussions are welcome!

	~~== Events ==~~
	~~The [http://www.zyen.com/index.php/long-finance/long-finance-events/633.html Long Finance: Enduring Value] conference held at Gresham College on 1 February 02010.~~

	[http://www.zyen.com/long-finance/publications/finance-shorts.html "Time to Stop Betting the House" Roundatble] inspired by David Steven's research paper of the same name, held at Gresham College on 2 March 02010.

	[http://www.gresham.ac.uk/event.asp?PageId=45&EventId=1031 "In Search Of The Eternal Coin: A Long Finance View Of History" Roundtable] inspired by Malcolm Cooper's research paper of the same name, held at Gresham College on 25 March 02010.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	Another theme - short-term implications of long term issues - is being carried forward by the [[ZYen:Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)\|Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)]], to which Dr Oliver Sparrow has contributed the paper [[ZYen:Long Range Finance\|Long Range Finance]].		Another theme - short-term implications of long term issues - is being carried forward by the [[ZYen:Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)\|Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)]], to which Dr Oliver Sparrow has contributed the paper [[ZYen:Long Range Finance\|Long Range Finance]].

	So far we have given presentations around Europe and North America and published a book, [http://www.zyen.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=118 The Road To Long Finance]. We had a successful launch at Gresham College in July ~~02009~~ to get the debate going which was attended by 120 financial people. We’ve assembled a “kitchen cabinet” of leading bankers, investors, risk managers, journalists, sharia financiers, students, regulators and politicians. We boast an official historian and a writer-in-residence. We have begun planning and budgeting core activities, as well as starting to assemble over 70 proposed research papers within the eight themes. These proposed research projects range from studying institutions that have demonstrated great longevity, e.g. the Vatican, to what we can learn from economics in harsh climates, to the value of high frequency trading. We aim to target the problems of finance by combining the styles of [http://www.longnow.org/ Long Now], [http://www.santafe.edu/ Santa Fe Institute], and [[LondonAccord:London Accord\|London Accord]].		So far we have given presentations around Europe and North America and published a book, [http://www.zyen.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=118 The Road To Long Finance]. We had a successful launch at Gresham College in July 2009 to get the debate going which was attended by 120 financial people. We’ve assembled a “kitchen cabinet” of leading bankers, investors, risk managers, journalists, sharia financiers, students, regulators and politicians. We boast an official historian and a writer-in-residence. We have begun planning and budgeting core activities, as well as starting to assemble over 70 proposed research papers within the eight themes. These proposed research projects range from studying institutions that have demonstrated great longevity, e.g. the Vatican, to what we can learn from economics in harsh climates, to the value of high frequency trading. We aim to target the problems of finance by combining the styles of [http://www.longnow.org/ Long Now], [http://www.santafe.edu/ Santa Fe Institute], and [[LondonAccord:London Accord\|London Accord]].

	== Next Steps ==		== Next Steps ==
	The near-term objective is to get pilot funding ~~for the first three years from late 02010 to 02013, after which the Long Finance Foundation should be generating enough value to sustain itself directly~~. The scale of funding could range from £/$/€9M to £/$/€15M over ~~the~~ three years. Discussions have begun with financial firms, professional firms, information services firms, financial centres, foundations and governments, leading to some formal proposals now being considered. More discussions are welcome!		The near-term objective is to get pilot funding. The scale of funding could range from £/$/€9M to £/$/€15M over three years. Discussions have begun with financial firms, professional firms, information services firms, financial centres, foundations and governments, leading to some formal proposals now being considered. More discussions are welcome!

	== Events ==		== Events ==
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	Michael Mainelli, "[http://www.zyen.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=235 The Wicked Problem Of Good Financial Markets]", Journal of Risk Finance, Volume 9, Number 502-508, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (December 2008).		Michael Mainelli, "[http://www.zyen.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=235 The Wicked Problem Of Good Financial Markets]", Journal of Risk Finance, Volume 9, Number 502-508, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (December 2008).

	~~==Education==~~
	~~Management Audit’s International Summer Schools – August 2010 – centre of London~~

	AUDITING BUSINESS & I.T. PROCESSES SUMMER SCHOOL, Monday 9th to Friday 13th August, with [http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470744766.html The Operational Auditing Handbook - Auditing Business & I.T. Processes] (2nd ed., Wiley, April 2010, ISBN 0470744766, 904pps)

	INTERNATIONAL INTERNAL AUDITING SUMMER SCHOOL, Monday 16th to Friday 20th August, with Tolley’s [http://www.lexisnexis.org.uk/taxannuals/accounting/p/52/ Internal Auditor’s Handbook] (2nd ed., 2009, ISBN 9781405735674, 750pps)

	INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SUMMER SCHOOL, Monday 23rd to Friday 27th August, with [http://www.tottelpublishing.com/900/Bloomsbury-Professional-Corporate-Governance-Handbook--4th-edition.html Corporate Governance Handbook] (4th ed., 2008, Bloomsbury, ISBN 978-1-84766-053-4, 1,350pps).

	~~A brochure is available at [http://www.management-audit.com/html/summer_schools.html www.management-audit.com] or by emailing [mailto:ProfADC@aol.com ProfADC@aol.com]~~

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	== Objective ==		== Objective ==
	Established in ~~02007~~ by [[ZYen Wiki HOME\|Z/Yen]] Group in conjunction with [[ZYen:Gresham College\|Gresham College]], the Long Finance initiative began with a conundrum – “when would we know our financial system is working?” Long Finance aims to “improve society’s understanding and use of finance over the long-term”, in contrast to the short-termism that defines today’s financial industry. The immediate objective of the initiative is to establish a Foundation that can ignite global debate on long-term finance, by examining how commerce should enable and encourage environmental and social [[LondonAccord:Sustainability\|Sustainability]].		Established in 2007 by [[ZYen Wiki HOME\|Z/Yen]] Group in conjunction with [[ZYen:Gresham College\|Gresham College]], the Long Finance initiative began with a conundrum – “when would we know our financial system is working?” Long Finance aims to “improve society’s understanding and use of finance over the long-term”, in contrast to the short-termism that defines today’s financial industry. The immediate objective of the initiative is to establish a Foundation that can ignite global debate on long-term finance, by examining how commerce should enable and encourage environmental and social [[LondonAccord:Sustainability\|Sustainability]].

	The Foundation would have four major outcomes:		The Foundation would have four major outcomes:

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	== Objective ==		== Objective ==
	Established in 02007 by [[~~ZYen:~~ZYen Wiki HOME\|Z/Yen]] Group in conjunction with [[ZYen:Gresham College\|Gresham College]], the Long Finance initiative began with a conundrum – “when would we know our financial system is working?” Long Finance aims to “improve society’s understanding and use of finance over the long-term”, in contrast to the short-termism that defines today’s financial industry. The immediate objective of the initiative is to establish a Foundation that can ignite global debate on long-term finance, by examining how commerce should enable and encourage environmental and social [[LondonAccord:Sustainability\|Sustainability]].		Established in 02007 by [[ZYen Wiki HOME\|Z/Yen]] Group in conjunction with [[ZYen:Gresham College\|Gresham College]], the Long Finance initiative began with a conundrum – “when would we know our financial system is working?” Long Finance aims to “improve society’s understanding and use of finance over the long-term”, in contrast to the short-termism that defines today’s financial industry. The immediate objective of the initiative is to establish a Foundation that can ignite global debate on long-term finance, by examining how commerce should enable and encourage environmental and social [[LondonAccord:Sustainability\|Sustainability]].

	The Foundation would have four major outcomes:		The Foundation would have four major outcomes:

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	== Objective ==		== Objective ==
	Established in 02007 by Z/Yen Group in conjunction with [[ZYen:Gresham College\|Gresham College]], the Long Finance initiative began with a conundrum – “when would we know our financial system is working?” Long Finance aims to “improve society’s understanding and use of finance over the long-term”, in contrast to the short-termism that defines today’s financial industry. The immediate objective of the initiative is to establish a Foundation that can ignite global debate on long-term finance, by examining how commerce should enable and encourage environmental and social [[LondonAccord:Sustainability\|Sustainability]].		Established in 02007 by [[ZYen:ZYen Wiki HOME\|Z/Yen]] Group in conjunction with [[ZYen:Gresham College\|Gresham College]], the Long Finance initiative began with a conundrum – “when would we know our financial system is working?” Long Finance aims to “improve society’s understanding and use of finance over the long-term”, in contrast to the short-termism that defines today’s financial industry. The immediate objective of the initiative is to establish a Foundation that can ignite global debate on long-term finance, by examining how commerce should enable and encourage environmental and social [[LondonAccord:Sustainability\|Sustainability]].

	The Foundation would have four major outcomes:		The Foundation would have four major outcomes:

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	== Activities ==		== Activities ==
	The iconic project for Long Finance is the [[Eternal Coin]], a global educational experience about the meaning of money as a medium of exchange and a resilient [[store of value]]. The fundamental project for Long Finance is to develop a [[ZYen:Meta-Commerce\|meta-commerce]] guide, a road map of the key questions that need resolution over the next 100 years. While we will restructure research priorities as we progress, Long Finance intends to conduct detailed research in eight thematic areas - [[long-term vs. short-term]], [[fiscal vs. monetary]], [[free vs. regulated]], [[selfish vs. selfless]], [[mutual vs. public-sector versus private-sector]], [[rational vs. behavioural]], [[sustainability vs. robustness vs. resilience]], and [[theory vs. practice]].		The iconic project for Long Finance is the [[ZYen:Eternal Coin\|Eternal Coin]], a global educational experience about the meaning of money as a medium of exchange and a resilient [[LongFinance:Store of Value\|store of value]]. The fundamental project for Long Finance is to develop a [[ZYen:Meta-Commerce\|meta-commerce]] guide, a road map of the key questions that need resolution over the next 100 years. While we will restructure research priorities as we progress, Long Finance intends to conduct detailed research in eight thematic areas - [[long-term vs. short-term]], [[fiscal vs. monetary]], [[free vs. regulated]], [[selfish vs. selfless]], [[mutual vs. public-sector versus private-sector]], [[rational vs. behavioural]], [[sustainability vs. robustness vs. resilience]], and [[theory vs. practice]].

	Another theme - short-term implications of long term issues - is being carried forward by the [[Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)]], to which Dr Oliver Sparrow has contributed the paper [[Long Range Finance]].		Another theme - short-term implications of long term issues - is being carried forward by the [[ZYen:Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)\|Long Finance Forum of Futurists (L3F)]], to which Dr Oliver Sparrow has contributed the paper [[ZYen:Long Range Finance\|Long Range Finance]].

	So far we have given presentations around Europe and North America and published a book, [http://www.zyen.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=118 The Road To Long Finance]. We had a successful launch at Gresham College in July 02009 to get the debate going which was attended by 120 financial people. We’ve assembled a “kitchen cabinet” of leading bankers, investors, risk managers, journalists, sharia financiers, students, regulators and politicians. We boast an official historian and a writer-in-residence. We have begun planning and budgeting core activities, as well as starting to assemble over 70 proposed research papers within the eight themes. These proposed research projects range from studying institutions that have demonstrated great longevity, e.g. the Vatican, to what we can learn from economics in harsh climates, to the value of high frequency trading. We aim to target the problems of finance by combining the styles of [http://www.longnow.org/ Long Now], [http://www.santafe.edu/ Santa Fe Institute], and [[LondonAccord:London Accord\|London Accord]].		So far we have given presentations around Europe and North America and published a book, [http://www.zyen.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=118 The Road To Long Finance]. We had a successful launch at Gresham College in July 02009 to get the debate going which was attended by 120 financial people. We’ve assembled a “kitchen cabinet” of leading bankers, investors, risk managers, journalists, sharia financiers, students, regulators and politicians. We boast an official historian and a writer-in-residence. We have begun planning and budgeting core activities, as well as starting to assemble over 70 proposed research papers within the eight themes. These proposed research projects range from studying institutions that have demonstrated great longevity, e.g. the Vatican, to what we can learn from economics in harsh climates, to the value of high frequency trading. We aim to target the problems of finance by combining the styles of [http://www.longnow.org/ Long Now], [http://www.santafe.edu/ Santa Fe Institute], and [[LondonAccord:London Accord\|London Accord]].