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All of the latest news at JPES, including the opportunity to meet the members of our team, or to read our insights and views on developments in the investment and communications industry, in one place.

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From Star Manager to Strategic Leader
Progression within the asset management industry, particularly for portfolio managers, has traditionally …

Press Releases

A practical guide to European fund distr...
JPES has partnered with Daymer Bay Capital on a forthcoming book designed to give active asset managers…

Video/Podcasts

Investment companies and the importance ...
In the latest episode of the JPES Market Talk podcast – hosted by Toby Bromige – Charlotte Walsh (JPES)…

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Private Credit – Is The Issue Democratis...
The last few weeks have seen a wave of stories about stresses in the private credit sector after Blue Owl …

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The importance of shareholder engagement
These mounting challenges have resulted in a notable shift in hiring patterns for boards, as firms have …

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Boutiques can still prosper despite cont...
What once might have been unthinkable has happened. The announcement that Schroders is to be acquired…..

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Market intelligence and insights critica...
The increasingly holistic thinking of investors with respect to their portfolios means that asset managers…

Press Releases

JPES Strengthens Consultant Team with tw...
JPES, the specialist communications consultancy to the investment sector, is pleased to announce…..

Blog

Meet the Team: James Jackson
In the latest edition of JPES Partners’ “Meet the Team” series, we speak to our Consultant, James Jackson…

Video/Podcasts

Sentiment improves but clients expect fu...
With much to be uncertain about – rising geopolitical instability, concerns over the economic outlook…

Blog

Reflections on the 2025 art market
As 2025 draws to a close, what started as a year of uncertainty for the art market ultimately became …

Press Releases

JPES announces team promotions
JPES Partners, the specialist communications consultancy to the investment industry, is pleased to announce….

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A receding green wave sees consolidation...
A challenging market for ESG investing is also posing difficulties for publications covering the space.

Reports

JPES Report: ‘Private Markets’ is not on...
Explaining alternatives to a mainstream investment audience.

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JPES Report: How asset managers can acce...
JPES Partners runs a series of Masterclass Seminars, exploring some of the major topics on the minds of sales, marketing….

Reports

From Star Manager to Strategic Leader
Progression within the asset management industry, particularly for portfolio managers, has traditionally …

Reports

JPES Report: ‘Private Markets’ is not on...
Explaining alternatives to a mainstream investment audience.

Reports

JPES Report: How asset managers can acce...
JPES Partners runs a series of Masterclass Seminars, exploring some of the major topics on the minds of sales, marketing….

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Evolution in the Face of Uncertainty
JPES has published its latest asset owner study, to identify the key trends shaping the investment industry in 2025.

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JPES publishes paper on Culture in Asset...
JPES Partners recently hosted a Masterclass Seminar on the role of Culture in Asset Management….

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Navigating a new investment landscape
JPES has published its latest asset owner study, to identify the key trends shaping the investment industry in 2024.

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Looking Beyond Investment Returns
To assess and identify the key trends likely to drive the investment industry in the coming year, …

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JPES research: Asset managers slow ESG p...
Just as the watchful eye of regulators appears to be squarely focused on issues of greenwashing, asset management firms….

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JPES research: Private markets a key pri...
The move into alternative asset classes by traditional asset managers has gathered pace over the last decade, with total assets….

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The Asset Management Trends Report 2021
A third of asset managers may have failed to meet the Financial Reporting Council’s criteria to be a signatory to the UK’s….

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Looking to the future
To assess and identify the key asset allocation and distribution trends likely to drive the investment …

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Asset Management Trends Report 2020
Explosion in ESG funds set to continue, with 78% of managers planning to launch new solutions.

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Industry Report: The Asset Management Ag...
2019 has once again been a significant year for the asset management industry with a number of events, some foreseen….

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Industry Report: The Asset Management Ag...
Significant upheaval and disruption during 2020 has served to accelerate key industry trends that will have sizable implications….

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ESG Media Audit 2019
Nearly fifteen years have passed since the term Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) was first used by the UN Global…

Blog

Private Credit – Is The Issue Democratis...
The last few weeks have seen a wave of stories about stresses in the private credit sector after Blue Owl …

Blog

The importance of shareholder engagement
These mounting challenges have resulted in a notable shift in hiring patterns for boards, as firms have …

Blog

Boutiques can still prosper despite cont...
What once might have been unthinkable has happened. The announcement that Schroders is to be acquired…..

Blog

Market intelligence and insights critica...
The increasingly holistic thinking of investors with respect to their portfolios means that asset managers…

Blog

Meet the Team: James Jackson
In the latest edition of JPES Partners’ “Meet the Team” series, we speak to our Consultant, James Jackson…

Blog

Reflections on the 2025 art market
As 2025 draws to a close, what started as a year of uncertainty for the art market ultimately became …

Blog

A receding green wave sees consolidation...
A challenging market for ESG investing is also posing difficulties for publications covering the space.

Blog

The Value in a Name?
In the final act of Arthur Miller’s famous play, the Crucible, protagonist John Proctor renounces his guilty plea of witchcraft….

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Too many drab facts on too many slides
Debbie Clarke, consultant at JPES Partners, assesses the common mistakes asset managers tend to make with pitch books.

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Meet the Team: Alec Bennett
In the latest edition of JPES Partners’ “Meet the Team” series, we speak to Alec Bennet….

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Words are cheap, but incorrect use can b...
In his latest blog, Senior Client Manager Toby Bromige looks at the importance of an effective communications strategy….

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Meet the Team: Matt Rogers
To kick off 2025, JPES’ “Meet the Team” series speaks to Matt Rogers….

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Culture’s Role in Investment Mergers
Consolidation is a growing trend in the investment management industry, leading to serious implications for the UK….

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Meet the Team: Noor Fatima
In the latest edition of JPES Partners’ “Meet the Team” series, we speak to one of our Client Executives, Noor Fatima….

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The Final Frontier? Exploring Fixed Inco...
With investment in the space sector ramping up, what could fixed income investing in outer space look like?

Video/Podcasts

Investment companies and the importance ...
In the latest episode of the JPES Market Talk podcast – hosted by Toby Bromige – Charlotte Walsh (JPES)…

Video/Podcasts

Sentiment improves but clients expect fu...
With much to be uncertain about – rising geopolitical instability, concerns over the economic outlook…

Video/Podcasts

How Consumer Duty is set to reshape fund...
In this podcast, Mikkel looks at an essential area of regulation in financial services hat everyone should know about: Consumer Duty.

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Implications of Sustainability Disclosur...
In the latest episode of the JPES Market Talk podcast, Miles Donohoe discusses….

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Asset owner priorities in 2024
The study was based on 37 interviews with senior decision-makers at asset owners  which control more than £2trn of AUM.

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Does MIPIM work?
Freshly returned from this year’s MIPIM, Duncan Lamb and Toby Bromige, discuss the massive global real estate congress…

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Private Markets: a hot topic (parts 1 &a...
Everyone is talking about investing in private markets, but what are private markets firms actually saying?

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Urban Capital: UK cities and economic vi...
As the UK heads into recession, it’s become clear that all locations around the country are not being affected in a….

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Urban Capital: Transport for Humans
Just three days after the long-awaited Elizabeth Line in London opened, behavioural scientist, Pete Dyson….

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Urban Capital: the Real Estate Landscape
The concept of ‘Urban Capital’ encompasses the core infrastructure and property that cities need to operate….

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Virtually there: journalists get to grip...
In a recent survey, we asked the investment media whether they preferred virtual or in person events.

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Where’s all the good ESG content?
What do journalists really think about all that ESG content they receive?

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Breathing easy in the office
Is air quality important to employees? Is ensuring fresh air in our buildings something that the real estate….

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97% of emails are irrelevant
We sat down with Lauren Mason, Editor of Investment Week and JPES Director Miles Donohoe to chat….

Video/Podcasts

Beware inauthenticity in ESG
Following the publication of our 2021 Asset Management Trends Report, we speak with the Editor of Investment Week….

Press Releases

A practical guide to European fund distr...
JPES has partnered with Daymer Bay Capital on a forthcoming book designed to give active asset managers…

Press Releases

JPES Strengthens Consultant Team with tw...
JPES, the specialist communications consultancy to the investment sector, is pleased to announce…..

Press Releases

JPES announces team promotions
JPES Partners, the specialist communications consultancy to the investment industry, is pleased to announce….

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JPES Partners expands advisory offering ...
JPES Partners are pleased to announce that Joanna Stocks has joined the firm as an independent consultant bringing….

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“Size and scale matter, but don’t ...
In an article featured by Funds Europe, Matt Rogers, Head of Investment at JPES Partners, explores the evolving priorities….

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Latest JPES asset management seminar sha...
More than 100 senior professionals from the asset management sector packed into the screening room at London’s Soho….

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JPES announces promotions
We’re pleased to announce a number of promotions within the team, reflecting the significant contributions made to our….

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Nottingham worst hit by economic vitalit...
Nottingham records 10% annual drop in latest Q3 economic vitality rating

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JPES expands senior team with appointmen...
JPES Partners has further strengthened its team with the appointment of Charlotte Walsh as a Director.

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UK cities ‘on different paths’ as recess...
Decline in economic vitality up to four times faster in the UK’s worst-hit cities

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Stratford leads London’s Olympic l...
A new economic hub around the former Olympic Park has outpaced Greater London.

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JPES Partners expands team with senior U...
The US-based asset management specialist, Niels Andersen, has joined JPES as a consultant – expanding the firm’s….

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JPES seminar looks at Urban Capital
Industry professionals from across the real assets, infrastructure and asset management sectors met to talk about….

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Regional cities climb UK tech rankings
Tech companies are proliferating across the UK as a new breed of tech cities push past older tech hotspots, according to….

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Belfast economic vitality growth leads U...
Belfast has outperformed in an index rating the economic progress of 20 UK cities. The Northern Irish capital saw its Economic….