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69. Alexander Denny, AIC Committee Chair - Investment trust boards: managing managers, defining moats, addressing discounts, and building a plural career

69. Alexander Denny, AIC Committee Chair - Investment trust boards: managing managers, defining moats, addressing discounts, and building a plural career

Update: 2024-05-15
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Alex Denny is Committee Chair at the Association of Investment Companies and Trustee at the Nautical Archeology Society. He is a former Managing Director at Pantheon Ventures and Head of Investment Trusts at Fidelity International. Tune in to his conversation with Nurole CEO Oliver Cummings to hear his answers to: Can you give us an overview of the investment trust sector and its appeal for board members? (2:06 ) What are the hallmarks of the best and worst investment trust boards you’ve seen? (5:32 ) How many board members are brave enough to split with eponymous fund managers? (7:56 ) How can investment trust boards hold their managers to account? (11:09 ) What do you see the best investment trust boards doing around strategy? (19:08 ) How are the best boards addressing discounts? (26:41 ) How have you built your plural career in investment trusts? (30:25 ) How have your non-exec roles influenced your executive career? (33:56 ) And ⚡The Lightning Round ⚡(37:05 ) 

 

Show notes and transcript available at https://www.nurole.com/news-and-guides

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69. Alexander Denny, AIC Committee Chair - Investment trust boards: managing managers, defining moats, addressing discounts, and building a plural career

69. Alexander Denny, AIC Committee Chair - Investment trust boards: managing managers, defining moats, addressing discounts, and building a plural career

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