Mick Dillon, Portfolio Manager, was recently interviewed by Ryan Lightfoot-Brown of Fund Calibre, an independent ratings agency who assign an Elite Fund rating to the Global Leaders Fund.
They discussed why Mick believes the customer outcome is so critical to the investment thesis, the Fund's overweight to the financial sector, valuations in technology and finally how he and the team address behavioural pitfalls when it comes to investing.
Podcast: Alan Jope, CEO of Unilever, Discusses the Secrets of Building a Purpose-Driven Business that Does Good and Performs Well
Mick sat down with Alan Jope, CEO of Unilever, to discuss radical transparency, attracting the next generation of consumers and employees, shaping social and environmental change, the power of capitalism and the need to evolve it. Listen now >
Podcast: Ted Seides interviews Mick Dillon
Ted Seides of Capital Allocators and Mick discuss the Global Leaders strategy in detail, as well as how Mick came to be an investor, his experience in the industry and lessons learned along the way. Listen now >
Global Leaders Investment Letters
Browse the team’s quarterly letters where they share their thoughts on investing. Learn more >
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