Money Maze Podcast - Is Active Management Worth Paying For? - With Terry Smith, CEO & CIO of Fundsmith
Our guest today has been referred to as "the English Warren Buffett" for his style and success in investing.
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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?
Fundsmith manager Terry Smith explains how the end of cheap money might affect the fund's performance and what he plans to do with the portfolio.
Fundsmith manager Terry Smith gives an insight into where the best opportunities for his portfolio might be found in the future.
They are defensive, they generate stacks of cash, they are highly consolidated and much better run than they used to be. So why do investors not want to own UK supermarkets, which have underperformed the wider market for more than a decade?
FundRock Management Company, a leading European third-party UCITS Management Company and Alternative Investment Fund Manager, announces the expansion of its relationship with leading fund management company Fundsmith LLP, to now include distribution services.
I suspect you have all heard about the gilt market’s impact on UK pension funds’ liability driven investment (LDI) strategies. Why did this meltdown happen and who is to blame?
Leading international fund manager and kickboxing enthusiast Terry Smith has announced that he is sponsoring a number of local junior kickboxing athletes from the Beau-Bassin/Rose Hill Kickboxing Club to allow them to compete in international competitions.
Leading international fund manager and kickboxing enthusiast Terry Smith has announced that he is sponsoring a number of local junior kickboxing athletes from the Beau-Bassin/Rose Hill Kickboxing Club to allow them to compete in international competitions.
Beware of emails purporting to be from Fundsmith which have fake reply addresses using the domain fundsmithequity.com
Fundsmith’s founder and Chief Executive, Terry Smith, and Fundsmith Equity Fund have been recognised with award wins by City A.M. and Morningstar, respectively.
Fundsmith LLP (‘Fundsmith’), the fund management company founded by Terry Smith, announces the appointment of eight new Partners from across its portfolio management, research, operations and sales teams.
Terry Smith speaks with David Thorpe of FT Adviser, discussing his career, how he started managing money and setting up Fundsmith.
Beware of emails purporting to be from Fundsmith which have fake reply addresses using the domains; FUNDSMITH-CO.UK and ONLINE-FUNDSMITH.CO.UK
The Fundsmith Equity manager says that as a long-term investor, he is in effect sub-contracting to the CEOs of the companies he invests in.
6 September 2021: Fundsmith LLP, the fund manager founded by Terry Smith in 2010, has been confirmed by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) as a signatory to the UK Stewardship Code.
Fundsmith Equity Fund, the fund founded by Terry Smith in 2010, has been awarded a AAA Rating by Square Mile Research.
A decade since launching a new equity fund, investing legend Terry Smith has amassed £23 billion assets under management and returned 440% to investors over that timeframe. Smith provides Insider with exclusive insight into his 4-step strategy for success.