From Yorkshire to university in Birmingham and bond markets in New York and California, Andrew Chorlton is now CIO for Fixed Income at M&G Investments. But what did his journey entail – and how does he see the role of fixed income in modern portfolios?
Andrew, you’ve recently joined as CIO for fixed income at M&G Investments. How are you finding life here so far and what are you most excited about?
My first impressions are that there’s lots of energy, talent and genuinely lovely people here. The performance is good and the quality of the people that we’ve got is exceptional, so the most exciting bit for me is focusing on growth, getting broader reach and sharing our products and the capabilities with more clients in more places.
Tell us about the early days of your career – how you started in the investment industry, your first post and what motivated you to pursue fixed income as the asset class of choice?
I was studying abroad in Spain and people around me were applying for summer internships. I had nothing else to do so I thought I’d apply for a summer internship. I was always broadly interested in finance but didn’t really understand ‘The City’, if I’m honest. Then after a summer internship at Citi that led to a job on the graduate programme, and my eyes were opened.
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