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Mr. Philip A. Cropper is a Portfolio Manager at Sanlam Private Investments (UK) Ltd. (formerly known as Principal Investment Management Ltd.)
Prior to the acquisition of Border Asset Management by Principal Holdings, he joined Border Asset Management in July 2010.
He started his career with National Westminster Bank in the early 1970’s before joining their merchant banking arm County Bank.
He then switched into stockbroking with Smith Keen Cutler in Birmingham.
During his time with SKC, other than looking after private clients, he set up their unit trust advisory service.
He was subsequently a director of Allied Provincial Securities and Brewin Dolphin in Birmingham before joining Charles Stanley & Co Ltd in Oxford in 2001 to develop their discretionary management business.
Former positions of Philip A. Cropper
| Companies | Position | End |
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Principal Investment Management Ltd.
Principal Investment Management Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance PIM is a team-oriented, research-based manager which follows a structured approach to portfolio management. Rather than selecting stocks, the firm seeks to create and maintain a balance between different asset types, geographical markets and industry sectors. They reduce risk by holding a diversified portfolio, without undue concentration in any single stock or market sector. The firm uses equities and equity-based funds to create the potential for capital growth and uses fixed-income, securities or cash to create the appropriate portfolio balance. PIM's managed fund portfolio service offers unit trusts, OEICs and investment trusts to investors, providing diversified market exposure and helping to spread risk. The firm's research process helps managers to select investments from their core list of recommended funds, seeking to provide a balance between UK and overseas markets and between different categories of funds. PIM's directly invested portfolio provides a personalized portfolio of individual stocks and shares, concentrating on high quality investments in mainstream markets, with an emphasis on the leading 350 UK companies. The firm does not manage any in-house funds. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 29/10/2012 |
Border Asset Management Ltd.
Border Asset Management Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides portfolio management services | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 31/07/2012 |
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Principal Investment Management Ltd.
Principal Investment Management Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance PIM is a team-oriented, research-based manager which follows a structured approach to portfolio management. Rather than selecting stocks, the firm seeks to create and maintain a balance between different asset types, geographical markets and industry sectors. They reduce risk by holding a diversified portfolio, without undue concentration in any single stock or market sector. The firm uses equities and equity-based funds to create the potential for capital growth and uses fixed-income, securities or cash to create the appropriate portfolio balance. PIM's managed fund portfolio service offers unit trusts, OEICs and investment trusts to investors, providing diversified market exposure and helping to spread risk. The firm's research process helps managers to select investments from their core list of recommended funds, seeking to provide a balance between UK and overseas markets and between different categories of funds. PIM's directly invested portfolio provides a personalized portfolio of individual stocks and shares, concentrating on high quality investments in mainstream markets, with an emphasis on the leading 350 UK companies. The firm does not manage any in-house funds. | Finance |
Border Asset Management Ltd.
Border Asset Management Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides portfolio management services | Finance |
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