Blackrock - European Dynamic Fund

The Blackrock European Dynamic fund is highly flexible fund, with the ability to invest a broad range of companies that operate in the European markets.

Its ultimate aim is to generate profits for the long-term investor, by investing in equities of companies, which the fund manager believes to be undervalued or offer distinct future profitability. The fund has a relatively loose mandate; this makes it possible for the fund manager to quickly switch between various investment strategies, as a result, providing potential to achieve higher rates of growth, than the standard European equity funds.

Alister Hibbert is current the head of European Equity and manages the Blackrock European Dynamic fund. Alister has vast amount experience in European equities and has worked for a variety of other investment firms before coming to Blackrock in 2008 to manage this fund. Alister takes hands on approach to investment and often meets with variety of different business leaders and specialists, in the aim to give him further understanding of the mechanics, which drive individual markets. The fund is invested in broad spectrum of companies across European market place, which makes it possible for the fund to tap into uncorrelated cyclical themes and to reduce risk exposure. Alister remains confident that the European markets have experienced the worse of the recession and that equity markets will continue to improve. He thinks that the direct intervention by global governments will stimulate activity in an assortment of economic sectors; therefore, he is trying to position his fund, in order to capture this upswing.

Gaining exposure to global equities is can be risky and many funds in this sector have seen losses of up 40% in recent time. Nevertheless, over a period of 5 years to 8 years, these funds tend to return profit, which can far exceed more cautious investments. We would recommend that only people with a reasonable amount of investment experience and knowledge should consider such a fund.