'If you do not serve any double faults, you are not serving hard enough'

FUND MANAGER FOCUS

Henderson's James Henderson tells Julia Rampen about his contrarian strategies, the future of his investment trusts, and why the AIM market is misunderstood.

James Henderson may have been at Henderson Global Investors since 1983, but the company has changed dramatically in that time. As he puts it: “I can claim I have worked for lots of different companies, even though I have worked for the same place.” The variety may also come from the fact Henderson manages four separate investment pots: the £537m UK Equity Income & Growth fund, the UK-focused Lowland and Henderson Opportunities trusts, and the Law Debenture trust, a global equity vehicle. While Henderson is a great-grandson of one of the firm’s founders, his rise in the company has bee...