Barbell approach boosts returns on F&C's UK Growth & Income

Managers Scott and Aldridge combine a top-down approach with bottom-up stock-picking to top UK Equity Income sector to increase growth over one year

F&C's UK Growth & Income fund has been run by Ted Scott and Hilary Aldridge since July 2005, with the pair taking over from Michael Gifford. The duo run over £2bn in UK assets, primarily for the Stewardship fund range and conduct their own research, supported by F&C's pan-European team. UK Growth & Income is structured along similar lines to the group's Stewardship Income fund, without the green constraints. The overall composition is typically driven by Scott's assessment of both the wider economic backdrop and market conditions.  Top-down views are used to guide stock selection and pro...