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New Star's John Duffield - the Jose Mourinho or Sir Alex Ferguson of the investment world? Certainl...

New Star's John Duffield - the Jose Mourinho or Sir Alex Ferguson of the investment world? Certainly Duffield's sartorial style, jumpers and cords, cannot match the Mediterranean cool of Mourinho, although he'd give Ferguson a run for his money on this front. Certainly the legendary Ferguson hairdryer treatment can be more than matched by Duffield, who is known for dishing out his own brand of discipline to fund managers who don't meet the required standard. What Duffield can claim in common with these two legendary football managers is his ability to spot talent and motivating th...

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