Latest JEF News
Here you can stay up to date with our latest news as well as looking back at all our past posts and key events.
Japan’s Coming Golden Age of Activism
Ground breaking research by Zuhair Khan at Jefferies indicates that a friendly engagement stance works better with small cap companies in Japan We would like to draw our readers' attention to the ground breaking analysis on corporate activism in Japan carried out by...
PRI Update
It's that time of year again.... We are delighted to share our updated public PRI report with you...
GO Investment Partners at ICGN Amsterdam 11-12 February 2019
Our marketing director Staffan Elmgren will attend the Corporate Governance and Stewardship Academic Day 2019 jointly organised by ICGN and ECGI on 11th February 2019 and the ICGN conference on 12 February 2019 in Amsterdam. Please get in touch with us or Staffan...
JEF team to attend the Context Summits Leadership Day Miami 2019
Our Head of Engagement Kenji Iwamoto and Head of US Marketing, James Han are attending this summit. If you are attending and would like to arrange a meeting with Kenji and James please do send us a request at...
Yoshi Maeda on engaging with Japanese corporates at Jefferies Activism Summit
Last week Jefferies hosted its first annual Japan Corporate Governance and Activism Summit to discuss the unique opportunities and challenges faced by corporate governance reformers and activist investors in Japan. Our colleague Yoshi Maeda shared his perspective on...
JEF will present at Gaining the Edge – 2018 Hedge Fund Leadership Conferencein NYC on November 5th & 6th, 2018
We are pleased to confirm JEF will be participating in Gaining the Edge – 2018 Hedge Fund Leadership Conference, taking place in NYC on November 5th & 6th hosted by Agecroft Partners LLC . Our colleagues Kenji Iwamoto and James Han will be available to meet old...
JEF Fund Managers Ken Kobayashi and Kenji Iwamoto to visit Finland and Sweden in the w/c 22nd October, 2018
Ken Kobayashi , Director of Investment, and Kenji Iwamoto, Director of Engagement, of the TMAM - GO Japan Engagement Fund (JEF), will visit Sweden and Finland this October. If you are an investor in these countries and would like to find out more about our flagship...
JEF team to attend the Global ARC Conference in October 2018 in Boston
Our Head of US marketing James Han will attend the 16th Annual Global ARC this October in Boston. Please let us know if you would like us to schedule a meeting. Send us a request at info@goinvestmentpartners.com....
Helsinki Seminar May 2018
Ken Kobayashi , Director of Investment, and Kenji Iwamoto, Director of Engagement, of the TMAM- GO Japan Engagement Fund (JEF), presented their investment philosophy and strategy at a seminar we held in Helsinki on May 22nd, 2018. Attendees had the opportunity to...
Additional evidence from Oxford University that hedge fund activism does not work in Japan
We, at GO Investment Partners, believe that in Japan a constructive and culturally sensitive “Japanese way” of engaging is much more effective over the long-term than a more aggressive, short-term approach. This recent piece of academic research from the faculty of...