First State Investments' Chris Turpin talks to Laura Dew about soft-closures, succession planning, forays into fixed income, and why retail investors should avoid frontier markets.
Despite having £31bn in AUM and several of the top-performing funds in the IMA sectors, First State Investments is a rather publicity-shy company. It prefers to divest time and money developing its funds rather than actively promoting the firm, and has minimal sponsorship deals. In an exclusive interview with Investment Week, Chris Turpin, EMEA regional managing director, explains how this approach works for the group. First State Stewart While First State Investments is a huge company with offices worldwide, a significant part of its business is transacted via First State Stewart, ...
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