Veritas focusing energies on achieving real returns

With several ex-Newton executives and managers at the helm, Veritas has similar global thematic investment approach combined with client partnership philosophy

With many senior staff previously working at Newton, Veritas Asset Management's investment process is based on a similar global thematic approach. This is hardly surprising, considering the groups have a founder in common in the form of Stewart Newton. Newton and Charles Richardson founded Real Return Holdings (RRH) in 2003, and the firm merged with Swiss fund manager Veritas Asset Management the following year. Veritas Asset Management (UK) and Veritas Asset Management AG are now wholly owned subsidiaries of Real Return, which is 100% owned by management and employees. Prior to establi...