A message from Salim Ramji, Vanguard CEO | Vanguard UK Professional

Vanguard will continue to strive to deliver value for our clients.

Vanguard founder Jack Bogle’s client-first focus remains a core part of our philosophy going forward.

We will keep evolving to meet investor demands.

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Hello. I'm Salim Ramji, Vanguard's new CEO. It's my first week here, but already Vanguard feels like home. It's our unique structure* and our client-focused mission that make Vanguard like nowhere else. And I'm excited for where we are headed. As the world continues to change and our clients are faced with new challenges, our work serving you is more important than ever.

To ensure we are ready to meet this moment, I have three areas of focus: First, continue delivering for our clients, earning your trust every single day. Second, stewarding the company's culture. We will never deviate from Jack Bogle's original focus on taking a stand for investors and giving our clients the best chance of investment success. And finally, ensuring we anticipate your needs and continue to evolve our capabilities to serve you well. Thank you for your trust in Vanguard. I look forward to our work together.

* What sets Vanguard apart – and lets us put investors first around the world – is our ownership structure in the US. Rather than being publicly traded or owned by a small group of individuals, Vanguard Group Inc. (VGI) is owned by Vanguard’s US-domiciled funds, which, in turn, are owned by their investors. While we cannot replicate this structure in Europe, we believe that this unique mutual structure aligns Vanguard’s interests with those of our investors globally and drives the culture, philosophy and policies throughout the Vanguard organisation worldwide. As a result, investors benefit from Vanguard’s stability and experience, low costs and client focus.

Investment risk information

The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.

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