Jupiter's Alex Savvides on investing in UK defence and why Babcock remains undervalued

Amid increased government spending

Sorin Dojan
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Jupiter’s Alex Savvides, lead investment manager on the UK Dynamic Equity fund, cast doubt on whether the defence stocks in his fund are overvalued and hinted at potential investments in the field as military tensions in Europe rise following the US government’s pullback from defending on the continent.

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