"My firm and Mr Burns worked together in the first instance with a large Swiss based client... Mr Burns made the initial presentation to the board in French...he is respected for having an excellent knowledge of the European business world".

- Stefano Gilardi, Centre Info, Fribourg, Switzerland.

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"At our many meetings I found him always genuine, honest and of the highest integrity. Unlike others he engaged in a two-way process of not only listening to our presentations but also providing us with valuable feedback on how to get our message across more clearly".

- Gordon Banham, CEO, Hargreaves Services (London listed public company), Esh Winning, England

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" He is multi-lingual, culturally aware and very used to operating in many European states where he has spent many years visiting and researching companies across a vast industrial and economic spectrum."

- Phil Jefferson, Director, Jconsult (Europe) Ltd, UK/France

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" His knowledge of both European and American cultures... will uniquely qualify him to advise clients on both sides of the Atlantic. He has impeccable integrity...and his communication and inter-personal skills are unrivalled."

- Bertis Downs, General Counsel, R.E.M./ Athens, Georgia, USA

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"Die Notizen von Jimmy
Burns insbesondere über die Geschäftstätigkeit, die Entwicklung, die Vor- und Nachteile der jeweiligen Unternehmen reichen bis in das Jahr 1994 zurück." ...
"Zwei Goldmedaillen für ausgezeichnetes Fondsmanagement in der Kategorie 'Aktien Europa Nebenwerte inkl. GB'."

- Sauren Fonds Service AG (Rating agency for investment funds in Germany)

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"Les 10 meilleurs fonds d'Europe- Jimmy Burns, First State Euro Small Cap Fund".

- Les Echos, prestigious financial newspaper, Paris, 2004.