James Caan, the UK entrepreneur, has said he increasingly prefers to manage his money himself, rather than leaving it in the hands of a fund manager, in a wealth survey sponsored by SG Private Banking which says he is far from alone.

The £65m Dragon's Den star is quoted in the report researched by the Economist Intelligence Unit: He said: "Where I've had investments with professional firms and they've failed to deliver, it has made me think even more so that I should do it myself.