Threadneedle's Dudding picks five stocks for a volatile Europe

Dave Dudding, who manages Threadneedle's £955m European Select fund, has named a range of stocks he is backing to get through troubled times in Europe.

Dudding, who has delivered 36.1% over three years for investors against the IMA Europe ex-UK sector average of 11.9%, is known for taking punchy positions in stocks he favours and then holding them for the long term. Below he identifies the companies he is backing to emerge from the current crisis across the eurozone in stronger shape. Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) The brewer has been hurt by its exposure to the US, with analysts concerned its top line is not growing in one of its core markets. People are not buying as much beer because of the well highlighted challenges the US consume...