Barclays Gilt and Fixed Interest unit trust
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Barclays Gilt and Fixed Interest unit trust has Anita Higgins as its lead fund manager, and her style is risk-averse and conservative. Income is paid quarterly, which affects some investment decisions. High-quality corporate bonds are preferred to government securities. Barclays plc is one of the biggest banks in Europe and the assets mnaged by Barclays Global Investors total over 265 billion pounds sterling. The fund is geared to novice investors seeking low risks and high yields.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1998
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Concentrating the fund wonderfully: Gartmore's Duncan Trinder manages a portfolio thatlooks a lot like those run by many private investors. With in-depth research a few of the best bluechips can beat the market consistently, he says
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Duncan Trinder manages Gartmore British Growth unit trust, whichinvolves just 25 stocks, mostly blue chip. He believes that in depth research is directly related tooutperformance and feels it is logical to have only a few holdings. He treats with suspicion thosemanagers who claim to be able to follow 200 companies in detail. In analysing companies helooks for those that generate lost of cash, that are strong in their market and have high qualitymanagement.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1995
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