10 years of strong performance for European Equity Growth Fund

Leading fund manager, Standard Life Investments this week celebrates the 10th anniversary of its £128m European Equity Growth Fund which has produced top decile performance over three years and top quartile performance over two and seven years and since launch.

Those who have remained invested in the fund since its launch on 16th November 1998 have benefited from a return of 42.2%, which represents 15.9% more than the average fund in the sector.

Jacqueline Kerr, Head of Mutual Fund Investments at Standard Life Investments, said; "This S&P ‘A' rated fund is managed by Jaime Ramos Martin who is an integral member of a team of ten investment professionals averaging 12 years experience in fund management. The team has used Standard Life Investments' focus on change investment process to steer the way through difficult market conditions and in doing so has managed to anticipate many changes in the dynamic environment of Europe's stock markets."

Jaime Ramos Martin, Manager of the European Equity Growth Fund, said; "The European Equity Growth Fund's strong relative position gives us a head start in taking advantage of investment opportunities in companies that will come out stronger following the economic downturn. We expect these investments to represent the foundation of future out performance in the Fund."