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Sam is a Director in the Global Smaller Companies team and is lead manager of the European Assets Trust and the European portion of the Global Smaller Companies Trust. Sam joined Columbia Threadneedle through the acquisition of BMO GAM (EMEA) in 2021, having previously been with BMO since 2010. He joined the group from BNP Investment Partners. He began his career in 2000 as a European Institutional analyst at Invesco before moving to Barings, and then to Fortis Investments as a Portfolio Manager within their European Small Caps team. Sam graduated with a BA (Hons) in Economics from Nottingham University in 1999, has attained the IMC and is a CFA Charterholder.
European Assets Trust AGM 2022
The Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) for European Assets Trust (“EAT”) was held at 15:00 on 17 May 2022. You can find the investor presentation, results of the AGM and a recording of the meeting here.
Introducing the Columbia Threadneedle UK App
We’re excited to announce the launch of our brand new app. Search ‘CT UK‘ on the App Store or Google Play Store to give you access to all of the below from your mobile or tablet:
- View valuation and summary of accounts held
- Retrieve account and fund information
- View transaction history
- View account cash holdings and balances
- View remaining ISA/JISA subscription allowances
- View primary contact details

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There are no dealing charges on investments made online or through a monthly direct debit.