Tip of the week: Graham Ashby - time to invest in Investor

TIP OF THE WEEK

Graham Ashby, head of UK equities at LV=, explains his enthusiasm for Nordic-based industrial holding company Investor AB

Although I focus most of my time analysing UK-listed companies, the increasingly global nature of the fund management business means I like to keep a close eye on what is happening in companies listed overseas. One firm I have become enthused about recently is Investor AB. For those unfamiliar with the stock, Investor AB is a Nordic-based industrial holding company founded almost 100 years ago by the wealthy Wallenberg family. The shares are quoted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and have a market capitalisation of SEK 104.3bn. The company is a true long-term investor, holding stakes in ...