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FUND MANAGER PROFILE
Michael Barnard was born in Forres, Scotland
in 1950. He developed an interest in the
stock market at the age of sixteen. This
interest quickly grew into a hobby and then
an addiction. Following graduation in 1971
from Aberdeen University with an MA Degree
in Economics, Michael entered the stock
broking profession. Having trained as a
Private Client Advisor to becoming Head of a
Research Department. In 1974 he became a
member of the London Stock Exchange. In 1988
he founded the firm as it exists today. He
ascribes his success to the love and
dedication to his work, though he has never
looked upon it as work.
He manages over £23 million of funds on a
discretionary basis, with emphasis being on
capital growth although portfolios are
individually tailored to meet the client's
particular requirements. The highly
successful New Century AIM VCT and New
Century AIM VCT 2 have both been managed by
Michael since March 2005 and March 2008
respectively. Michael has also previously
managed two Unit Trusts in the past, one
with a Growth mandate and the other an
Income mandate.
His vast knowledge of the equity market has
helped him achieve the consistent high
performance of the funds he has under
management. He tends to be a stock picker
rather than looking to invest in a
particular sector or size of company. His
approach is very much on long term capital
appreciation with an aversion to risk,
though results of portfolios managed by us
even over the shorter term have often shown
substantial gains relative to the Stock
Market generally. He avoids the lemming
approach of buying on take over rumours or
on Press comments and has a policy of
disposing of poorer investments (usually
those that have fallen in value) in favour
of good.
When the outlook for the Stock Market prices
is poor, we tend to build up the liquidity
of portfolios and place the cash on deposit
at Money Market rates until the outlook has
improved.
It is this flexible approach to investments
and the results of our investment
recommendations that has helped us build up
a loyal clientele most of whom have come
through personal recommendation.
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PROFILE
Simon Like was born in Hay on Wye, Wales in
1969.
He became interested in the stock market at
an early age, and this developed into a
hobby.
After 10 years in retail banking with HSBC,
he left to become a Director at J V Like
LandRover In Three Cocks, Mid Wales.
Five years later it became apparent that his
love for stocks and shares was where he saw
his future, and after meeting Michael
Barnard, he was given the opportunity to
enter a profession he loves.
Since moving to M D Barnards he has
undertaken Securities Institute exams and
now holds the Securities Institute
Certificate in Investment Management.
He is a stock picker rather than an investor
in sectors or particular sizes of Companies.
He spends a lot of time with Michael looking
for Companies to invest in, then visits them
and keeps in regular contact so that he can
accumulate an in-depth knowledge of each
one.
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