ABN Amro in tech shift

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move increases North american growth fund's exposure to technology stocks from 10% to 15%

The manager of the ABN Amro North American Growth fund has reduced his aggressive negative bet in technology stocks. The fund is managed by David Watson of Montag & Caldwell in the US. The move represents the group's closest proximity to a market weighting in technology stocks for many years. The fund, launched in November last year, is based on the long-term investment process employed by Montag & Caldwell. The group has spent 25 years developing this process, which focuses almost exclusively on large-capitalisation stocks. The fund holds between 30 and 40 stocks and is currently a...

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