Nick Train defends Finsbury Growth & Income as it returns less than half its benchmark

Trust returned 10.6%

Kathleen Gallagher
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Following a period of significant underperformance, Nick Train, manager of the £2.1bn Finsbury Growth & Income trust, has explained his investment rationale for each of the 17 stocks that make up 98% of the portfolio in a lengthy statement in the annual report released today (15 December).

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