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Management quality: how we identify teams built to last

At FSSA Investment Managers, we invest in businesses we expect to be part of our portfolio for decades to come. That’s why we put such a premium on the quality of management teams, choosing leaders who we believe have the skills to build strong franchises and deliver long-term growth.

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Management quality: how we identify teams built to last

At FSSA Investment Managers, we invest in businesses we expect to be part of our portfolio for decades to come. That’s why we put such a premium on the quality of management teams, choosing leaders who we believe have the skills to build strong franchises and deliver long-term growth.
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Why long-term trends are more important than macro movements

Investors sometimes fixate on macro movements such as short-term economic trends such as inflation paths and interest-rate movements, but this is not the FSSA Investment Managers way. Our strategy is driven by long-term growth trends in emerging markets and the investment opportunities they create.
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Why face-to-face beats AI: the value of leaving the desk

High-turnover, high-volume strategies might rely on algorithms and AI for their trading ideas. But at FSSA Investment Managers, we believe the key to building conviction in our investment ideas is having face-to-face conversations with the people and companies we invest in.
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The key to success in emerging markets: investing in quality

At FSSA Investment Managers, we take a patient, long-term approach when investing in global emerging markets, with a concentrated portfolio of high- quality companies. We examine why this philosophy has endured for the past quarter-century.
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Navigating uncertainty

The American economist Frank Knight once observed that uncertainty, unlike risk, cannot be quantified or predicted.
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Balance and behavioural biases

As investors focused on quality, one can easily “fall in love” with an investment and be too forgiving in certain situations, potentially missing important warning signs or sell signals. One question that we frequently get relates to a common behavioural bias for quality investors: how do we balance admiration for a company without becoming too complacent?
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