Talking with … Kames Capital's Stephen Snowden

Continuing Square Mile’s series of informal interviews

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Stephen Snowden, head of credit, fixed income at Kames Capital, talks with Victoria Hasler about job satisfaction, being outspoken and Breaking Bad

What got you into fund management? Other than that I didn't want to be an accountant, I didn't really know what I wanted to do when I left university. I thought I would enjoy something stockmarket-related but I had no idea what the specific roles were or whether I would be well suited to them. I got my lucky break with Kames Capital (then Aegon) in 1994. Back then the idea of gap years was pretty foreign to us so I finished university on the Friday and started work on the Monday. What keeps you in fund management? I like it. Obviously I have the odd day when I don't but, for the most...

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