As he did at Lloyd George, Ward has an exhaustive research policy.

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Scobie Ward, chief investment officer of Hong Kong-based Lloyd George Management, has a paradoxical answer.

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Speaking to the BBC, Mr Ward added that, like any large business organisation, Lloyd's had been affected by the downturn in the European economy.

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In November 2000, Ward decided to become his own boss, so he cofounded Ward Ferry Management with Peter Ferry, the former chief marketing officer of Lloyd George.

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