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Chief executive of Fundsmith LLP

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  • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
    Helen Thomas
    What Terry Smith gets wrong (and right) this time on Unilever

    Veteran stockpicker says long-term shareholders have not been listened to

  • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
    Fund management
    Fund manager Terry Smith blames central banks for poor performance

    One of the UK’s best known stockpickers says end of ‘easy money’ hurt flagship fund

  • Monday, 9 January, 2023
    Terry Smith paid £36mn as Fundsmith profits hit record

    Flagship fund performed well in the year to March but returns have fallen in recent months

  • Thursday, 6 October, 2022
    Advice & Comment
    Who is to blame for the latest pensions debacle?

    Pension funds should invest in assets with the likely greatest return over the long term

  • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
    LexEmerging market investing
    Terry Smith/EM: macro attack beats veteran stock picker Premium content

    Prospect of even stronger dollar means investors are being let out not a moment too soon

  • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
    Fundsmith Emerging Equities Trust PLC
    Terry Smith to close emerging markets investment trust

    One of UK’s best-known fund managers says performance ‘fallen below our expectations’

  • Sunday, 27 February, 2022
    Fund management
    Terry Smith suffers big losses in 2022 tech sell-off

    But star manager’s vast retail following appears to be sticking by him so far

  • Thursday, 20 January, 2022
    Unilever PLC
    Terry Smith launches new attack on Unilever management

    Top shareholder urges executives to improve business rather than chase big acquisitions

  • Friday, 14 January, 2022
    The Top LineTom Braithwaite
    Terry Smith vs Unilever: which is guilty of mayo madness?

    Criticism of ‘sustainability’ is refreshing but there are good business reasons to redefine Hellmann’s

  • Wednesday, 12 January, 2022
    Unilever PLC
    Unilever has ‘lost the plot’ by fixating on sustainability, says Terry Smith

    Public display of climate and social credentials comes at cost to the business, claims fund manager

  • Wednesday, 28 April, 2021
    Moira O'Neill
    Pubs, pints and a toast to investment ideas

    A post-lockdown trip to the local offers the chance to sample tempting financial opportunities

  • Tuesday, 13 April, 2021
    Terry Smith pockets £30m in 2020

    Payout comes on the back of soaring profits at veteran stockpicker’s investment company

  • Thursday, 2 July, 2020
    Investing in funds
    There are only two types of investors

    There is a lot to lose and little to gain from market timing

  • Thursday, 30 April, 2020
    Advice & Comment
    Investors: never let a crisis go to waste

    Covid-19 underlines the folly of investing in equities for income

  • Sunday, 19 April, 2020
    FTfm
    Can anything stop Terry Smith?

    Ten years after launching UK’s largest fund, pugilistic stockpicker is bullish about latest crisis

  • Sunday, 8 March, 2020
    Terry Smith blasts platforms for fuelling illusion of fund liquidity

    Fund manager accuses Hargreaves Lansdown and others of putting investors at risk

  • Tuesday, 7 January, 2020
    Fundsmith LLP
    Terry Smith collects £16m after Fundsmith profits soar 25%

    Investor’s fortune stands in stark contrast to that of fallen stockpicker Neil Woodford

  • Friday, 18 October, 2019
    Fund management
    BDO resigns as auditor to £19bn UK money manager Fundsmith

    Investment company run by Terry Smith appoints Deloitte as replacement

  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2019
    Fund management
    Terry Smith steps back from managing emerging markets trust

    Veteran investor hands over control after period of lacklustre performance

  • Friday, 16 November, 2018
    Investment trusts
    Investment trusts see beauty in small companies

    Small-caps can see exciting returns — but be prepared for a bumpy ride

  • Wednesday, 7 November, 2018
    Advice & Comment
    Busting the myths of investment: Do equities outperform bonds?

    Most stocks are doomed to disappoint — you need to find the few that don’t

  • Wednesday, 17 October, 2018
    Investment trusts
    Veteran investor Terry Smith raises largest new UK investment trust
  • Wednesday, 3 October, 2018
    Investing in funds
    Busting the myths of investment: who needs income?

    Tax and a higher market price mean reinvested dividends are no bargain

  • Tuesday, 4 September, 2018
    Fund management
    Fundsmith challenges fund fee norms with new trust

    Fund management company will absorb all launch costs for Smithson Investment Trust

  • Friday, 31 August, 2018
    News in-depthFT Alphaville
    A case of the Brexit blues?
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