Fund manager identity crisis must be tackled in industry battle against scams

Threat of cloning and deepfakes

Katrina Lloyd
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During my career writing about the investment industry, the gap has stayed worryingly wide between the stereotypical image of a fund manager and the reality of their day-to-day role.

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