Artemis fund manager Adrian Frost tells Richard Romer-Lee his instinct is there will be more changes in the line-up of the FTSE 100 over the next five years than in any comparable period.
How did you get into fund management? Totally by chance. Both my parents were teachers and I had no business experience - some might say I still don't. I had a couple of interviews with blue-chip companies but to no avail. So I took a job with Hedderwick Sterling & Grumbar, a medium-sized stockbroker. The senior partner was James Hunt's father. They merged with Quilter Goodison, but I went to Kitcat & Aitken. That didn't work out as my boss was fired. I then joined Andrew Weir & Co, a private shipping company, and again my boss lost his job. Luckily he helped me get a job at Morgan Gre...
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