250:(ADIA) as a financial manager on a two-year contract. Two years became four years, became six, became 12, and he went into investment management role. During his tenure at ADIA as Senior Investment Manager, he looked after the investment policies, strategies and asset allocation for a multibillion-dollar Alternative Investment Portfolio. He was with the institution from March 1982 until May 1995 before returning to the UK.
268:. He relocated to Weybridge, partly so his children would be educated there. He is the board member, chief executive officer and chief investment officer, carrying responsibility for the firm's investment strategies and research. In the years since, QCM has returned more than 600 per cent growth to its investors, with only two negative years. It has assets in the region of £150 million according to the
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