How a former orchestral virtuoso became a UK small-cap top performer

Paul Jourdan's orchestral manoeuvres in the market

Lauren Mason
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Founder of TB Amati Global Investors Dr Paul Jourdan – who also heads up the best-performing UK small-cap fund over the past decade – decided at the age of 32 that he no longer wanted to be a concert violinist, and instead wanted to manage investors' money.

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