NEST's Mark Fawcett: from millionaires to main street

Michael Klimes
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Mark Fawcett used to work for millionaires in hedge fund management. Now he makes money for the average person in the street as the chief investment officer of the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST). He joined the organisation in 2008 and reflects on the difference between the two roles.

He says: "When I was running hedge funds, all my clients were multimillionaires. They get a lot of attention and it just suited my personal values [to move to NEST] very well. This is something I c...

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