Investment beliefs

Ever wondered what active, low-turnover investing is? Or what we mean by asymmetric returns? Here you’ll discover more about our long-term philosophy and get concise answers to common questions to help you invest with confidence.

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Our take on growth investing

Client director Stuart Dunbar on finding the under-appreciated companies that may grow in the long term.

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Growth investing

Finding the under-appreciated companies that may grow in the long term.

Long-termism

Adaptability and not getting caught up in stock market fluctuations.

Active investing

Finding great companies and supporting them for the long term.

Fees

How our fees reflect the relationships and expertise of active investing.

Private companies

Having the patience to take advantage of companies staying private for longer.

Asymmetric returns

Finding exceptional companies and thinking long-term.

Investment research

Working with academics to understand pioneering businesses.

Actual income

Focusing on the long-term and the importance of finding growing companies.

ESG

Our ESG-focused portfolios and the importance of bottom-up analysis.

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Our take on growth investing

Client director Stuart Dunbar on finding the under-appreciated companies that may grow in the long term.

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Our take on long-termism

Investment manager Kate Fox on long-term investing, adaptability and not getting caught up in stock market fluctuations.

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Our take on active, low-turnover investing

Investment manager Marina Record on finding great companies and supporting them for the long term.

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Our take on fees

Investment specialist director Stewart Heggie explains how we strive to set fair and transparent fees as active investors.

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Our take on private companies

Investment specialist manager Rachael Callaghan on taking advantage of companies staying private for longer, through patience.

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Our take on asymmetric returns

Investment manager Douglas Brodie on finding exceptional companies and long-term thinking.

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Our take on investment research

Investment manager Paulina McPadden on how working with academics can help us to understand pioneering businesses.

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Our take on Actual income

Client relationship director Jan Oliver on the need to focus on the long-term and the importance of finding growing companies.

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Our take on ESG

Head of ESG Catherine Flockhart on our ESG-focused portfolios and the importance of analysing stocks at an individual level.

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