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Season’s Greetings
Wishing you all many happy returns for the festive season. In memory of our founder, Peter Butler, our Christmas donation goes to the University of Aberdeen Development Trust for their Aniridia research project. Aniridia is a rare genetic eye condition which effects...
BlackRock upgrades Japan stocks to overweight as bullish sentiment grows
Sentiment in the services sector soars to a two-year high with positive growth forecast for Japan in 2022. 'The world's largest asset manager becomes the latest fund house to turn positive on the country, citing corporate earnings upgrades and attractive valuations.'...
It is with great sadness that GO has to announce that Peter Butler, Founder Partner and Chairman of GO, passed away on Wednesday 3rd November 2021
It is with great sadness that GO has to announce that Peter Butler, Founder Partner and Chairman of GO, passed away on Wednesday 3rd November following a short illness. After two heart operations in late September, he was discharged from hospital at the beginning of...
Academic research finds our engagement superior to conventional shareholder activism in Japan.
We are proud to share a copy of a very interesting academic study with you today, which has recently been made available to the general public relating to our Japan Engagement Fund (JEF). The research was conducted independently and without any financial support from...
Independent academic research finalizes their view that GO’s unique engagement approach is superior to conventional shareholder activism in Japan
Unlike the many failures seen with conventional shareholder activism in Japan, an independent academic group finalized their view that GO’s unique engagement approach has had much better success. The academic group was a joint effort from Waseda University, London...
GO Investment Partners’ Statement on COVID-19
In light of the rapidly changing news around the COVID-19 epidemics, we wanted to update you further as to how GO and our partner Tokio Marine Asset Management are dealing with the government guidelines in the locations in which we operate. The entire GO team is set...
GO Investment Partners endorses the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Go Investment Partners (GO) is proud to announce its support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The Financial Stability Board (FSB) established the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in...
The power of private engagement
In the winter edition of Ethical Boardroom, our Managing Partner, Paola Perotti reviews a recently published academic study that shows how GO’s confidential engagement style generates similar levels of returns to those achieved by more aggressive activist funds in...
GO Investment Partners to attend the Amsterdam Investor Forum on 5th February 2020
Paola Perotti and Staffan Elmgren of GO Investment Partners will be attending the Amsterdam Investor Forum on 5th February 2020 at ABN AMRO's head office in Amsterdam. We do hope to meet you there. The Amsterdam Investor Forum has established itself as a leading forum...
Activist Insight Online
In the latest issue of Activist Insight Online, Paola Perotti, Managing Partner at GO Investment Partners LLP, shares her thoughts on the reasons why board related activism is rising in Japan. Paola warns that while board related activism may be a straightforward...