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Our guest today has been referred to as "the English Warren Buffett" for his style and success in investing.

Terry Smith has been managing the international equity fund Fundsmith Equity since 2010. With an average return of 15.1% per year since its creation, he has not stolen his title of "European Warren Buffett". As a general rule, the fund beats passive investors who have opted for an index fund by four percentage points each year. And every year until 2021, Smith also significantly outperformed the market.

Time and again, this strategist has finished the year as manager of the best global equity fund, usually ranking among the top three in his category. At the end of 2022, it was announced that Fundsmith is seeking to intensify its sales efforts on the continent. We decided to take this opportunity to speak with Terry Smith.

Having spent the first decade of my career working in a bank and then becoming a top-rated bank analyst, I find that people often express surprise that I never invest in bank shares. But I think it is precisely because I understand banks that I never invest in their shares. The recent events surrounding the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and Credit Suisse reinforce this stance. Why?