Murray International trust manager Bruce Stout to retire in 2024

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Cristian Angeloni
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Murray International trust’s lead investment manager Bruce Stout will retire at the end of June 2024, according to the trust's H1 2023 results published today (11 August).

Stout has led the trust since 2004 alongside Martin Connaghan and Samantha Fitzpatrick, having joined the firm in 1987. The trio have worked together since 2001, when Connaghan and Fitzpatrick joined what was then Aberdeen Asset Management from Murray Johnstone. 'Not the same panic or fear': Murray International's Fitzpatrick hails EM inflation winners The two remaining managers will take on co-managerial responsibilities for the trust alongside Stout with immediate effect for the remainder of his tenure, to ensure a smooth handover ahead of his retirement next year. Chair David...

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