Meet the Investment Influencers: Fidelity's James Bateman

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In this week's Investment Influencers video interview, profiling the most respected individuals who select funds, decide ratings or otherwise influence the allocation of investor fund flows, we chat to James Bateman.

Bateman is chief investment officer of the Multi Asset Investment Team at Fidelity Investments, leading its  global manager research and portfolio management capabilities Bateman, who has an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge, joined Fidelity in 2012, having previously worked at Barclays Wealth, Northern Trust Global Investments, Investment Manager Selection and Mercer Management Consulting. Market challenges The Investment Influencers series, which has most recently featured James McGuire of UBS, James Klempster of Momentum and David Coombs of Rathbones, offers insigh...

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