What is the fund objective?
The investment objective of the Pan European Smaller Companies Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 75% of its total assets in equity securities of companies having their registered offices in the EEA which will generally fall within the bottom 25% of their relevant market by way of market capitalisation. The Fund is denominated in EUR.
To find out more please see the prospectus.
Who manages the fund?
This fund has been managed by Ollie Beckett since February 2006.
Who is Henderson Horizon?
Henderson Group is the holding company of the investment management group Henderson Global Investors.
The group's principal place of business is in London and since December 2003 has been listed on the London Stock Exchange and Australian Securities Exchange - appearing in the FTSE 250 and ASX 200 indices. Henderson Group has approximately 125,000 shareholders worldwide. Since 31 October 2008, the Group has been incorporated in Jersey and is tax-resident in the Republic of Ireland.
Established in 1934 to administer the estates of Alexander Henderson, the first Lord Faringdon, Henderson Global Investors (Henderson) is a leading independent global asset management firm. The company provides its institutional, retail and high net-worth clients access to skilled investment professionals representing a broad range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, property and private equity. With its principal place of business in London, Henderson is one of Europe's largest investment managers, with £58.1 billion assets under management (as at 31 December 2009) and employs around 930 people worldwide
Costs
Henderson Global Investors allow distributors to charge 5% for this fund (as per prospectus). At RaboDirect you will only pay 0.75% entry fee and 0.75% upon exit. We never charge for unexecuted or cancelled orders or for that matter cost of account maintenance.
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