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Our Real Assets leadership team represents world-class institutional investors, fund managers, sector specialists, operators, and developers active in the UK, US, Europe, and Asia.   If you are attending MIPIM, meet us in Cannes and hear how we are combining AI and data driven experience and our deep knowledge of planning and campaigning.    The regulatory and sector environment is moving fast and with complexity. We should have a conversation! Contact details below.   Joshua C. Tom Roberts Matthew Mcloughlin

Rachel Reeves’ major speech on growth marks a critical moment for business to engage – not just to comply with government policy, but to actively shape the debate. Read more of our thinking here… https://lnkd.in/eyqEHKZS

British politics is beginning to shake. The long-dominant two-party system, virtually unchallenged since the 1920s, could be on the verge of collapse and Reform is in the ascendancy. Recent YouGov polling places them just one point behind Labour and three ahead of the Conservatives. Bookmakers now favour Nigel Farage to be the next Prime Minister. The Corporate and Campaigns Unit at Montfort Communications believes that Reform UK’s growing influence makes it a critical consideration for any public affairs strategy in 2025. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/epVcPdmQ At Montfort, we help businesses tackle disruption and lead with bold, impactful strategies.

2025 has started at a hurtling pace. Economic instability, massive political shifts, and enormous technological change appear set to bring the long twentieth century to a definitive close. Businesses must now navigate an unpredictable landscape where attention, action, and adaptability are critical to success. To survive and thrive - businesses will need to fight for their licence to operate.   Ben Craig and James Olley from our Corporate and Campaigns Unit explore the themes they think will dominate the year ahead: https://lnkd.in/exey_Jks   At Montfort, we help businesses tackle disruption and lead with bold, impactful strategies.   👉 Swipe through the carousel for key insights.

Stayed alive til ’25? Keep up to date with the real estate sector’s key stories all year round by signing up to Montfort’s Real Assets Round Up, sent to your inbox every Monday afternoon (link below)👇: Long-time readers of the newsletter may remember the Further Reading section, which is making a return this year under the editorial direction of Finn Vijayakar. A big thank you to our current editorial team Anna Simpson, Lara Archer, Finn Vijayakar and Isabella Leathley for their work in delivering the latest insights each week. https://lnkd.in/eMdKbKEv Montfort Communications

Wonderful to have such a great turnout (zero dropouts on the day) at our second ever Pantheon International Plc media dinner, hosted by the Chair, John Singer and the Senior Independent Director Mary Ann Sieghart, with the great Pantheon team of Helen Steers MBE , Charlotte Morris Vicki Bradley. Thank you to all our attendees- Alex Ralph Rupert Hargreaves Gavin Lumsden Jeremy Gordon John Stepek Swetha Gopinath Malcolm ( aka Max) King Kalpana Fitzpatrick Eve Maddock-Jones David Kempton Linus Uhlig Cherry Reynard Danielle Levy Melanie Tringham Christian Mayes James Carthew Anne Ashworth Annabel Brodie-Smith The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) #investmenttrusts

Congratulations to our colleagues in Mumbai for a faultless digital launch of our South Asia business. Looking forward to increasing the support we provide to our South Asia clients and to those in the US, Europe and Eurasia looking to expand into these high growth markets. Joe Wallen Priyanka Mehta

Great evening launching our new Montfort Communications Young Professionals in Financial Services Forum at the Butchers Hook & Cleaver in Farringdon last week, alongside Catherine Winterton Alexander Everett Michael Schutzer Weissmann Daisy Adams.   We hosted a fantastic group of young professionals across financial advisory, investment management, asset management, private equity, banking, fintech, energy, accounting and law. The event gave attendees a chance to connect with peers at a similar stage in their careers, share experiences, and learn about the different opportunities that exist within the broader financial services industry. As the series expands over time, we hope to fill a gap of these much needed in-person events. Further plans in the works... let us know of any ideas or whether you would be interested in coming to the next one.

Our colleagues at Montfort Eurasia have put together their essential guide to COP29 Azerbaijan which takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week.   Feel free to get in touch with the Montfort Eurasia team to arrange a meeting. They will be present throughout the Summit.   #cop29

Yesterday, I tried to boil the ocean in 25 minutes. I spoke at the HR Leaders Conference about how the world of work might look in 2030, and the issues we need to resolve in the next 5 years to get the best from our people. It would be foolish to make hard and fast forecasts  – the world is too volatile for that – but these are some of the predictions I shared about #employeeexperience in a large organisation in 2030: - TECHNOLOGY: With advances in #AI, a CHRO could have a real-time picture of workforce productivity, learning needs, mood and health, captured by wearable technology (employer-owned smart watches?). There will be pushback from employees if that encroaches too far into their personal space. Today’s communication technologies will be upgraded to collaboration and learning technologies, supported by VR headsets and AR glasses. - WORKFORCE: Corporate headcounts will fall, and their composition will be very different. 5 generations, more returners, more gig workers, fewer layers, broader spans of control, with Millennials occupying senior roles and #GenZ newbies refashioning the concept of leadership – expecting more influence on decisions and demanding access to high quality continuous learning.   Tensions between generations will arise over the pace of career progression, communication styles and work-life flexibility. There will be more open conversations about mental health, neurodivergence and equity. - WORKPLACE: Corporates will experiment with working from anywhere and global talent pools, but the majority will converge on 2-3 days in smaller and well-equipped urban offices. An allowance for home office set-up will become a standard element in benefits packages, conditional on following hybrid policies. With all this change in the offing, the one constant is us – our neuroscience, our energy levels, our psychologies, and therefore our emotional needs as employees. However powerful the technology and futuristic the environment, we will still need skilled mentors and committed managers, to provide real-time advice and nurture purposeful and inclusive cultures. This is not just about preserving employee wellbeing. It’s about maximizing productivity, retaining talent and reducing churn. So organisations and new technologies cannot squeeze effective people management out of the system, however tempting it is in the short term on cost or technological grounds. In summary, firms will navigate the #futureofwork by striking a balance between their commercial needs and the emotional needs and career ambitions of their employees. Much as they do today, but all conducted at a faster pace and informed by real-time insight. Thanks to Jacob Alahan and Zain Malik for producing an excellent event and giving me a platform for my musings. Also, thanks to Chris Chesterman Rupert Brown Dr Hamira Riaz Alastair Ball Arif Bobat Emma Bondor. #futureHR #leadership #culture #employeeengagement. Montfort Communications