How a former orchestral virtuoso became a UK small-cap top performer

Paul Jourdan's orchestral manoeuvres in the market

Founder of TB Amati Global Investors Dr Paul Jourdan – who also heads up the best-performing UK small-cap fund over the past decade – decided at the age of 32 that he no longer wanted to be a concert violinist, and instead wanted to manage investors' money.

It was in the year 2000, after the now-CEO had left his Birmingham-based orchestra to complete a music PHD at the University of Cambridge. "It suddenly dawned on me that I really, really wanted to be a fund manager. It was just one of those things; it hit me in a big way," he explained. "I was 32 - I panicked slightly about whether this was too late and if I'd ever get a job. But, because I was leaving university for a second time, it was a good opportunity to try something completely different." UK smaller companies funds continue to gain in October Jourdan's passion for invest...