Managers To Watch: Architas' Solomon Nevins on challenging outperforming and underperforming fund managers

Alternative opportunities

Daniel Flynn
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Rather than rushing into equities or bonds when deciding on a specialism, Solomon Nevins, senior fund manager at Architas in charge of alternatives research, urges his younger contemporaries to fully consider all areas of the market.

After carrying out quantitative research into a wide variety of asset classes during his time as an analyst, Nevins, now 30, ultimately decided to focus on alternative assets because they offered a combination of career opportunity and relatively consistent performance, he said. "I think it is important to approach asset classes with a long-term view, as you want one that is going to sustain you for a reasonable part of your career. Alternatives is an area with fewer experienced analysts, which gave me a good opportunity to distinguish myself as an investor. "I also struggle with the ...

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