Podcast: Panmure Gordon, Jean Roche & Andy Brough

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Jean Roche and Andy Brough, co-managers of Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund plc, talk to Simon French, Chief Economist at Panmure Gordon, about how they find companies with strong growth prospects, the life cycle of companies in which the fund invests, the impact of low bond yields on their investment approach, the quality of corporate accounting in the UK market in light of some high profile corporate collapses and future investment trends.

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