Private Investors

Fund Manager

Neil Rogan Head of Global Equities Neil joined Gartmore as Head of Asia Pacific Equities in September 1997. Neil participated in the launch of Gartmore's range of focus funds and has managed the Gartmore Global Focus Fund since its inception in January 2001. As the success of the Global Focus Fund became established, Neil moved back to full-time management in February 2003 as the Head of Global Equities. Before joining Gartmore, Neil was a director and senior fund manager at Jardine Fleming Investment Management in Hong Kong. Prior to this he was Head of Pacific Region Portfolios Group at Flemings in London. Neil graduated from Cambridge University in 1982 with a first class degree in economics. He is an Associate Member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals.

Fund Performance

60051505 UK

Fund Objective

The Fund aims to achieve a long-term return, in excess of the long-term return that is typically achieved from global equity markets, by investing in a concentrated portfolio of companies.
The Fund will invest in companies of any market capitalisation. The Fund will invest in a portfolio of typically 30-40 holdings.
The return will be a combination of capital and income returns.
The Fund may also invest at the Manager's discretion in other transferable securities, money market instruments, cash and near cash, derivative instruments and forward transactions, deposits and units in collective investment schemes (use may be made of stocklending, borrowing, cash holdings, hedging and other investment techniques permitted in applicable FSA Rules).

Important information

This Fund invests in shares, which are more volatile than other asset classes such as cash or bonds. The Fund may hold concentrated positions. If one of these concentrated positions declines in value, or is otherwise adversely affected, this can have a greater effect on the Fund's value than if it held less concentrated positions. The Fund may hold a limited number of investments. If one or more of these investments declines in value, or is otherwise adversely affected, this can have a greater impact on the Fund's value than if a larger number of investments were held. The Fund may invest in smaller companies, which can be more risky than larger companies due to a lack of liquidity and increased volatility. The shares of smaller companies may be subject to more abrupt price movements than shares of larger companies. The investment approach for this Fund may involve a high level of investment activity and turnover of investments, which may generate substantial transaction costs which will be borne by the Fund. The Fund may invest in emerging markets which tend to be more volatile than more established markets and therefore your money could be at greater risk. Other risk factors such as political and economic conditions should be considered. As the Fund invests abroad, it is exposed to changes in exchange rates which may cause the value of investments to fall or rise independently of the underlying holdings.

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