94. Why Brexit planning has helped UK firms deal with lockdown

Alex Wright, manager of Fidelity Special Values investment trust, says the disruptions in supply chains that investors have been worrying about if a hard Brexit comes to pass are not that dissimilar to those we've seen because of COVID. “A lot of UK companies have done reasonably well dealing with the logistics of the pandemic because they had that hard Brexit planning in place already,” he said. Find out more about his views, and the firms he’s investing in, in this podcast.Learn more on fundcalibre.comPlease remember, we’ve been discussing individual companies to bring investing to life for you. It’s not a recommendation to buy or sell. The fund may or may not still hold these companies at the time of listening. Elite Ratings are based on FundCalibre’s research methodology and are the opinion of FundCalibre’s research team only.