Healthier times ahead for Europe

By Pascal Dowling UK and European markets should perform well in 2001, according to lead fund manager Charles Rawson, head of the Exeter Managed Growth fund. Rawson's fund is ranked first out of 38 funds in the Active Managed unit trust sector for the three years to 23 January 2001. He believes that, in the event of a soft landing in the US, the slowdown in Europe should be less pronounced than that across the Atlantic and he expects the UK to be protected by a weakening pound. Despite the fund's relatively consistent strong performance, ranking second out of 58 funds in the sector for ...