Knowledge in the round

Richard Fletcher, Gartmore’s head of credit research, has seen Europe’s credit markets from all angles. As he puts it: “I’ve been buy side, sell side and policeman.”

When Fletcher says policeman he is referring to the rating agencies – he worked at Moody’s for six years as an energy analyst. He also spent a three-year stint on the sell side as head of Natwest’s credit rating and credit research team before his move to Gartmore in 1999.

This background has definitely helped Fletcher in