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Mark Slater

Mark William Slater (born 13 May 1969) is a British stock investor. Mark graduated with a BA in History from Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1991. He worked on the convertible bond desk at Societe Generale Strauss Turnbull in 1991-1992 and then worked as a financial journalist with Analyst PLC and the Investors Chronicle. In 1992, he helped research and a best-selling investment book “The Zulu Principle” (hyperlink to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zulu_Principle) with his father, Jim Slater (hyperlink to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Slater_(accountant)), which focuses on identifying small to medium-size growth companies.

Mark Slater co-founded Slater Investments (hyperlink to Wiki SIL page), the specialist UK equity fund manager, with Ralph Baber (hyperlink to the Ralph Wiki page) in 1994. Mark is Chairman and Chief Investment Officer. In the mid to late 1990s Mark managed the top performing Slater Growth fund on behalf of Johnson Fry before the fund management company was acquired by Legg Mason. Today the company manages a hedge fund, five pooled funds and portfolios for large pension schemes and high net worth individuals.

Mark Slater has a reputation as a fund manager for outperforming the market over the long term by investing in growth stocks that can be purchased at reasonable prices with a significant margin of safety. One of the primary valuation tools he uses is the PEG ratio (hyperlink to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEG_ratio). Mark produced very resilient results during the 2000-2003 bear market. More recently, the MFM Slater Growth Fund ranked as the best performing fund in 2010 encompassing all categories of funds, while the MFM Slater Recovery Fund was also one of the best performing funds over the same period. The company’s model portfolio has returned 622% since inception in 1995 compared to the FTSE All Share TR’s return of 173% (to July 2012). According to a leading rating agency, Mark is ranked as one of the top performing UK fund managers over the past decade.

During his career, Mark has served on the boards of four public companies in which has been a substantial shareholder, including Internet Indirect PLD and Galahad Capital PLC (later known as Galahad Gold PLC).

Mark lives in London and Oxfordshire with his wife and children.

References:

1.	“Mark Slater puts his faith in the Zulu principle”. (hyperlink to http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2010-11-22/mark-slater-puts-his-faith-in-the-zulu-principle) Financial News, 22 November 2010.

2.	“Wealth Adviser: Mark Slater explains why his blend of growth and value delivers”. (hyperlink to http://citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager/wealth-adviser-mark-slater-explains-how-his-blend-of-growth-and-value-delivers/a473620) Citywire, 25 February 2011.

3.	“The star stock-picker who backed Peppa Pig’s share success reveals his latest tips”. (hyperlink to http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-2044750/Star-stock-picker-Mark-Slater-backed-Entertainment-Ones-Peppa-Pig-success-reveals-latest-share-tips.html) This is Money, 3 October 2011.

4.	“UK economy many not recover for more than five years”. (hyperlink to http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/9140062/UK-economy-may-not-recover-for-more-than-five-years.html) The Telegraph, 13 March 2012.