Fostering Long term Investment and Economic Growth Summary of a High Level OECD Financial Roundtable As the OECD is celebrating its 50th anniversary member countries are exiting from the biggest post war financial and economic crisis and are trying to put their economies back onto strong sustainable footing. While financial reforms should provide for a better more sustainable balance between stability and growth measures to strengthen the savings investment channel should foster sustainable growth and development. These issues were explored at a High Level OECD Financial Roundtable and are summarised in this article. Covered are the topics of financial reform to foster stability and long term growth the contribution of institutional investors to long term growth and creating a better environment for the financing of business innovation and green growth. With strained public sector finances private capital needs to fill the funding gap for infrastructure and other long term projects. Appropriate regulatory incentives to overcome short termism as well as risk sharing arrangements e.g. via publicprivate partnerships are needed in order to encourage market based long term investment and risk capital financing. Better transparency information and investor education can also play a role in enhancing long term savings and investment.