Friends re-united

Back in the 1980s Ian Chimes was writing children's books and football annuals - an occupation as far removed as you could imagine from the cut and thrust of running a fund management business. But the enforced change of career is something he has never regretted. "The publisher I worked for was one of the casualties of the economic slump in the 80s and I found myself moving to the financial services world initially in sales with Abbey." Since those early days, Chimes hasn't really looked back. If his entry into this industry owes a little to chance, his progression to senior position...