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Breaking & Entering S2 Ep.3: From alphabetising the symbol for Prince to overseeing an AI fund

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In the third episode of the Breaking & Entering new series, we deep dive into the world of classical music, and how an academic musician can easily move towards asset management.

Chris Ford now manages the Sanlam AI Artificial Intelligence fund, but there was a time when his job was about deciphering eco-musicology and why French music is still very much a world of its own.

A holder of bachelors and masters in music and now head of growth equities at Sanlam Investments, Ford talks about the ‘need for silence’ both in asset management decision-making and a string quarter performance.
18 Apr 2022 English South Africa Business

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