Quilter Investors CIO Marcus Brookes on MPS competition and the FCA's review

‘Success begets success’

Michael Nelson
clock • 5 min read

Michael Nelson talks to Marcus Brookes about all things MPS...

"In the mid-80s, a guy called Bernie told my dad he should invest in something called the Hong Kong Land Property Trust. Within six months, that investment went to virtually nothing," explains Quilter Investors CIO Marcus Brookes. "That set me on the road to find out what the hell happened." Speaking to PA's sister title Investment Week over coffee, Brookes embarks on a whistlestop tour of his storied career, managing multi-manager funds for over 20 years and rubbing shoulders with industry stalwarts such as Bambos Hambi, Anthony Bolton and Paul Feeney. He eventually joined Quilter fr...

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