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.
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...
JEF is final nominee at the AsiaHedge Awards 2017
The full text of the press release can be found here
JEF celebrates a 5 year track record
GO Investment Partners's flagship product, the TMAM-GO Japan Engagement Fund (or JEF for short) celebrated its fifth anniversary this March....
Kenji Iwamoto provides his perspective on investing in Japan at the AGCA-Asia 2016 Annual Conference
ACGA’s 2016 Annual Conference, the "Asian Business Dialogue on Corporate Governance 2016"l was held over November 15-16, 2016 at the Conrad Hotel, Tokyo. The theme of the conference was " Corporate Governance in North Asia - Contrasting Paths to Reform". It...
Successful Japan Engagement Strategy (JEF) sees substantial asset growth
The TMAM-GO Japan Engagement Fund (“the JEF” or “the Fund”), which engages constructively with small and mid-cap Japanese companies through an all Japanese team based in Tokyo, has substantially increased assets under management following excellent investment...