Top themes for the investment management sector in 2026
ArticleExplore regulatory change, market shifts, and operational transformation facing investment managers in 2026, and how to prepare.

In asset management, growth without governance is a reputational risk waiting to happen.
With market volatility and stress events never far away, firms can no longer afford to test valuation judgments only under pressure. Conflicts must be actively managed, assumptions robustly challenged and decisionmaking clearly governed before conditions deteriorate.
The firms that lead in 2026 will strengthen valuation governance now, not react later.
David Morrey, Head of Investment Management, and Jonathan Charles, Director, explore the key themes shaping investment management in 2026, and what firms must do to move beyond scaledriven growth towards credible, resilient and regulatory ready valuation frameworks.
Explore regulatory change, market shifts, and operational transformation facing investment managers in 2026, and how to prepare.
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