CEO Rochussen: 'Passive pressure' drove Polar Capital outflows

Profits fall but AUM proves resilient

James Baxter-Derrington
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Net outflows "dwarfed" inflows over the year ending 31 March 2020 as Polar Capital's North American fund suffered combined pressures of passive products and underperformance, according to CEO Gavin Rochussen.

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