The Big Interview: Andy Brough

Over the years, football-mad Andy Brough has produced a performance worthy of the Premiership with his Schroders UK Mid 250 fund.

When Schroders' Andy Brough outlines his "foolproof economic theory", it is highly unlikely to result in a mad rush to rewrite the history books. Far from challenging the ideas of John Maynard Keynes or Milton Friedman, Brough's way of evaluating the economy is as simple as taking a glimpse at his weekend football team. "I have a pretty dependable theory. It comes from taking a look at the very complicated spreadsheet which lists the fee schedule for the members of the Alexandra Park 7th XI on a Saturday afternoon," Brough explains. "As the captain of the team, I have a list of pla...