Challenging the laws of gravity

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The chairman has more to worry about than the loss of a couple more fund managers

"I see the bonus season must be drawing to a close," I said to the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company SmallBlue Planet as we sank a couple of Tineke Frikkees at The Business As Usual - Honest. "What can you do?" shrugged the chairman. "I learned not to worry about manager moves a while back. I mean, it's not as if you can nail managers to their desk or lock them in their offices, which, as you know, is also something I learnt a while back. "Anyway, managers switching employers are a fact of life - especially around this time of year. SmallBlue has some pretty solid s...

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