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Global small caps – preparing for a new cycle

Nish Patel
Director, Portfolio Manager, Global Small Cap
Watch our webinar with Nish Patel, Lead Portfolio Manager for The Global Smaller Companies Trust and Darius McDermott, Managing Director at Chelsea Financial Services as they discuss what the future may look like for Global Small caps.

Key takeaways
  • After a period of underperformance smaller companies are poised for a bounce
  • When the upswing commences, historically the cycle has been long
  • The pivot is due just as we lean deeper into the extensive research resources of Columbia Threadneedle
  • A truly global portfolio with exposure to developed and developing markets
  • And genuinely small-cap, not a blend with medium-cap
  • £860m of net assets and a 53-year track record of growing the dividend

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Capital at risk

 

© 2024 Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Columbia Threadneedle Investments is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies.

 

This financial promotion is issued for marketing and information purposes only by Columbia Threadneedle Investments in the UK.

 

The Global Smaller Companies Trust plc is an investment trust and its Ordinary Shares are traded on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.

 

English language copies of the key information document (KID) can be obtained from Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2NY, telephone: Client Services on 0044 (0)20 7011 4444, email: [email protected] or electronically at www.columbiathreadneedle.com. Please read before taking any investment decision.

 

The information provided does not constitute, and should not be construed as, investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell or otherwise transact in the Funds. An investment may not be suitable for all investors and independent professional advice, including tax advice, should be sought where appropriate. The manager has the right to terminate the arrangements made for marketing.

 

FTSE International Limited (“FTSE”) © FTSE 2024. “FTSE®” is a trade mark of the London Stock Exchange Group companies and is used by FTSE International Limited under licence. All rights in the FTSE indices and/or FTSE ratings vest in FTSE and/or its licensors. Neither FTSE nor its licensors accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the FTSE indices and/or FTSE ratings or underlying data. No further distribution of FTSE Data is permitted without FTSE’s express written consent.

Financial promotions are issued for marketing and information purposes; in the United Kingdom by Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority; in the EEA by Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V., which is regulated by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM); and in Switzerland by Columbia Threadneedle Management (Swiss) GmbH, acting as representative office of Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited. In the Middle East: This document is distributed by Columbia Threadneedle Investments (ME) Limited, which is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). For Distributors: This document is intended to provide distributors with information about Group products and services and is not for further distribution. For Institutional Clients: The information in this document is not intended as financial advice and is only intended for persons with appropriate investment knowledge and who meet the regulatory criteria to be classified as a Professional Client or Market Counterparties and no other Person should act upon it.

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