Global thematic approach the key to Sarasin's top-quartile outperformance in debut year

Sarasin's Equisar UK Thematic Opportunities fund hit its first anniversary on 28 January, registering top-quartile performance in its debut year.

Manager Rohini Rathour runs the portfolio in line with the group’s global thematic approach – developed over the last two decades – and feels this broader context is key for success in UK equities. “Economic growth across the world tends to be a poor predictor of stock market returns and this is particularly the case for the very open and international UK,” she said. “The UK market has the highest exposure to international revenues of its developed peer group – approaching 70% against less than 40% for the US, Europe and Japan – and is also uniquely top heavy in terms of blue-chip com...