UK firms focusing on global markets best for growth exposure

ON UK GROWTH

Marlborough's Richard Hallett explains why investors should not abandon UK companies altogether.

UK companies focused on international markets and with world-beating products continue to offer strong opportunities for investors. While the domestic economy sits in the doldrums, globally focused UK businesses are trading out of a low interest-rate environment into some of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Technology is one particularly attractive sector, with UK companies leading the world in the design of essential components for the internationally expanding smartphone and tablet computer markets. Cambridge-based ARM designs and licenses the manufacture of the semiconductor ...