Managers To Watch: Investec's Blake Hutchins remembers his first trade

Natalie Kenway
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With a family background in professional tennis, a move into fund management was "not a logical step"

His dad Paul and brother Ross are both retired professional players, with the former playing in the US Open in the 1960s while the latter (once ranked 26th in the world at doubles) has reached two Grand Slam quarter finals, played in the Davis Cup and grew up playing world number one Andy Murray. "I am very much from a non-financial family," explained Hutchins, 33. "But I have always been interested in fund management. Equities have always really interested me; I love companies." He experienced financial services first hand at several work experience placements, firstly with Mondrian ...

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