Managers To Watch: Crux's Grender on identifying the handful of companies worth investing in

Natalie Kenway
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Roland Grender's talents as a stockpicker have made some of the most successful investors in the world sit up and take notice.

After he had spent just a few weeks work experience at New Star, Richard Pease made a mental note that Grender was a 'manager to watch', and later went on to hire him at his new venture Crux Asset Management, while Mario Gabelli - a highly-regarded US investor - recruited him on the spot after Grender sent in a company research note he had written. "Richard, Mario and Allan Gray (the founder of Orbis), have had the biggest influence on my career," Grender said. With a family background in fund management -he is the son of GAM star fund manager Gordon - Roland, 28, knew he wanted to be...

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