Background
He was born in East London, and trained as an actuary as his family could not afford to send him to university.
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George Goobey
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In 1947, aged 36, he was appointed as fund manager for Imperial Tobacco"s pension fund. At this time the yield on British government bonds, or gilts, was less than the yield on equities, even though the economy was growing. However pension funds did not generally invest in equities.
He persuaded the fund to switch virtually all of its investments into the equity market, which was very profitable.
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March 19, 1999 (aged 87) -
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British