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Richard Pease of the New Star European Growth Fund uses four separate areas of analysis when deciding which stocks to invest in

The New Star European Growth Fund managed by ex-Jupiter man Richard Pease has recently been awarded three AAA ratings by Standard & Poor's, Citywire and Forsyth-OBSR. The portfolio has a mid-cap focus and since its inception in August 2002 has returned 47.1% compared with a rise of 23.1% in the FTSE World Europe ex-UK Index. Pease runs the fund using a bottom-up active management approach. The portfolio is not benchmarked to any index and he is not forced to hold stocks just because they are heavily represented in an index. There are generally around 75 stocks in the portfolio. Accordin...

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