Jupiter's Alex Darwall maintains discipline for consistent returns

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Jupiter head of European equities focuses on understanding ‘hard' and ‘soft' factors that affect companies to deliver top-quartile performance

Alex Darwall is head of Jupiter’s European equities team and one of the firm’s most senior fund managers. He has managed the Jupiter European fund since 2001, and has consistently delivered top-quartile returns. According to Morningstar, the fund is ranked fourth out of 79 vehicles in the IMA Europe ex UK sector over five years to 28 June, up 65.7% compared to a sector average of 33.9%. Over three years, it takes third place with a return of 11.7% against an average fall of 14.8%, and over one year it is ranked fourth, up 34.6% compared to an average sector increase of 19.3%. What ...