In terms of industry peers and mentors, McIntosh says Bill Mott, who was at Credit Suisse Asset Management, is someone he greatly respects.
“He taught me a lot about investment and probably ran one of the most successful funds, other than that of Neil Woodford, during the ’90s.
“Bill was actually a doctor of quantum physics. If you met him, he was very engaging, personable and, when he did presentations, he was very affable.
“Bill was obsessed with West Ham football club and always peppered his presentations with anecdotes.
“I do a lot of roadshow work and I always try and keep it light and not too technical, while still trying to get the message across. That is something I’ve taken from Bill.”
Going back to McIntosh’s love of English literature, he says his other inspiration is Raymond Chandler.
“Chandler pretty much created the crime fiction genre in the 1940s but the thing about him that resonates most for me is his writing style, which was very compact, lyrical, beautiful and very simple.
“Sometimes we overcomplicate things and we confuse with jargon, meaning we don’t get the message across.
“This is exceptionally important because so much of our job is about communication in some shape or form – and that is why Chandler inspires me personally.”
Biography
Alan McIntosh became the company’s chief investment strategist on the merger of Quilter and Cheviot and is responsible for global equity strategy. He chairs the UK and international stock selection committees and sits on the asset allocation and funds committees. Prior to Quilter Cheviot, McIntosh was a founding partner of Cheviot Asset Management where he was chief investment officer. Previously he worked for Laing & Cruickshank Investment Management and Credit Suisse Asset Management as a senior strategist. This followed on from a 12-year career as an institutional fund manager.
