Gerrard well placed for upturn

Stephanie Gerrard has positioned the Aberdeen European Champions fund in stocks with strong operational leverage that are well-positioned to benefit from an upturn in economic activity. Aberdeen launched its European Champions fund in April 2001 to showcase the stockpicking abilities of the team behind its European Growth fund. With a focused portfolio of 50-60 stocks based on the best ideas of the European team, the fund is unconstrained by sector, country or market cap limitations and is the most aggressive of Aberdeen's European funds. According to the group, the Champions fund has...