Gordon Shannon, co-manager of the £321m TwentyFour Corporate Bond and £74m Absolute Return Credit funds, reveals why being the youngest person in a team is no bad thing and the importance of conviction in young managers' decisions
Joining an investment house that is a keen supporter of developing young fund manager talent has been a boon for Gordon Shannon (pictured), who started at TwentyFour Asset Management in 2015. Shannon, 32, came to the fixed income boutique following eight years with Ignis Asset Management and then new owner Standard Life Investments. Shannon admits that at Ignis he was one of the youngest people in the office, and said it is "nice to be in an environment where that is no longer the case," as several members of the portfolio management team at TwentyFour have less than ten years' experi...
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