Kickstarting a new series, Irina Velkova is joined by David Morrey, Grant Thornton’s Partner, Head of Investment Management, to discuss the focus areas in the sector this year. Key themes include the Investment Firm Prudential Regime (IFPR), ESG, consolidation of the market and the ongoing pressure on margins and the re-discovery of political risk. Important questions arise around how the sector prepares for these changes, the challenges organisations will most likely face in responding to them, and how recent developments will effect investment management firms in 2022.