Trustnet - Why some CEOs are better investors than most fund managers
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.
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FRC confirms Fundsmith as signatory to the UK Stewardship Code
Read more6 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.
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Business Insider - Investing legend Terry Smith's $30 billion equity fund returned 440% to investors over a decade
Read moreA 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.
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Investors Chronicle - Terry Smith talks big tech, fraud and ESG
Read moreTerry Smith, Fundsmith's chief executive and chief investment officer, fields the IC's questions about his portfolio and some of the biggest investment trends of today. He shares his views on China, the limits of ESG investment and some of the flagship fund's biggest holdings.
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Fundsmith Appointment
Read moreFundsmith LLP, the fund management company founded by Terry Smith, announces the appointment of Paul Mainwaring as Chief Financial Officer.
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Fund Insiders Forum De Tijd & L’Echo: Quality vs Value by Terry Smith
Read moreFund manager Terry Smith explains how he outperforms the markets with his stock selection method.
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Financial Times - There are only two types of investors
Read moreThere is a lot to lose and little to gain from market timing
I last wrote about the problems of so-called market timing in these pages in 2013 (Market timing: don't try this at home). With the Covid-19 pandemic dominating the news and recent volatility on world stock markets, you may have heard a lot about market timing again. -
Fundsmith Long/Short fund
Read moreYou may have seen some media articles about a new fund that we have recently registered, the Fundsmith Long/Short Fund. The fund has been set-up to manage a portion of Terry’s assets that had hitherto been invested in bonds where yields are now near zero. The fund is not run by Terry Smith or being marketed to investors.
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Financial Times - Never let a crisis go to waste
Read moreWe now have a fully-fledged economic crisis caused by the reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic. What should you do about it in terms of investment?
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L’Echo - "La réaction des bourses au coronavirus n'a pas grand-chose à voir avec l'investissement"
Read more"Celui qui investit dans de bonnes entreprises n'a pas de souci à se faire, même lors d'une crise telle que celle-ci." C'est ce qu'affirme le gestionnaire de fonds britannique Terry Smith, à qui ses performances boursières ont valu le surnom de Warren Buffett européen.
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De Tijd - 'Beursreactie op coronacrisis heeft weinig met beleggen te maken'
Read more‘De forse beursverliezen door de coronacrisis zeggen meer over de tijdelijke massahysterie van de maatschappij dan over beleggen. Wie belegt in goede bedrijven moet zich geen zorgen maken, ook niet in crisistijden als deze.' Dat zegt de Britse fondsbeheerder Terry Smith, die door zijn beursprestaties de Europese Warren Buffett wordt genoemd.
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Beware of Email Phishing
Read moreBeware of emails purporting to be from Fundsmith which have fake reply addresses using the domains;
FUNDSMTH.CO.UK
FUNDSMTIH.CO.UK
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GuruFocus - Terry Smith: The British Fund Manager Beating Buffett
Read moreTechnically speaking, Terry Smith is not a hedge fund manager. The UK based fund manager, founded and manages the Fundsmith Fund, which today manages more than $20 billion of assets for clients, which mostly include small UK-based investors.
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Fundsmith Appoints IFA Sales Director
Read moreFundsmith LLP (‘Fundsmith’), the fund management company founded by Terry Smith, announces the appointment of Scott Chivers as Sales Director to independent financial advisors (‘IFAs’), strengthening its customer relationship team.
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Response to The Sunday Times article
Read moreFundsmith is aware of an article published in The Sunday Times on 24 March 2019 alleging that we fail to abide by FCA rules on portfolio disclosure. Fundsmith has always prided itself on being at the vanguard of investor communications and The Sunday Times has now published a prominent apology.
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Apology from The Sunday Times
Read moreOn 24th March, The Sunday Times wrote an article suggesting that we were in breach of the FCA rules by failing to publish our full portfolio online. Today they have published a prominent apology, confirming there is no FCA or other obligation to do so and that we disclose our full portfolio of investments upon request. As we informed them ahead of publication of the original article, The Sunday Times has confirmed that we are not in breach. “We apologise to Mr Smith for this error.”
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Money Observer - Fundsmith’s Terry Smith: forecasters are like Michael Fish
Read moreTumult, turbulence and turmoil are just the words beginning with the letter T used by commentators to describe the behaviour of stock markets in October. I think it’s always good to look at the definition of the words we are being asked to accept. For example: turmoil, noun: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty . synonyms: confusion, upheaval(s), turbulence, tumult, disorder.
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Money Marketing - Inside Fundsmith’s new investment trust (video)
Read moreLast month, star manager Terry Smith announced he was throwing £25m of his own money behind a new investment trust, Smithson. Ahead of its launch, Money Marketing editor Justin Cash sat down with Simon Barnard and Will Morgan, the fund’s managers, to talk strategy, as well as their thoughts on some of the hottest topics in investments.
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Daily Mail - Star fund manager Terry Smith reveals new investment trust to find and profit from the world's best small and mid-sized companies
Read moreCity star Terry Smith has revealed plans for a new investment trust focused on global small and mid-sized companies. Smith's self-titled firm Fundsmith will roll out the Smithson Investment Trust with the aim of finding and investing in 25 to 40 of the world's best small and medium-sized companies.
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Financial Times - Fundsmith challenges fund fee norms with new trust - Fund management company will absorb all launch costs for Smithson Investment Trust
Read moreFT article on the launch of Smithson Investment Trust