[REPLAY] Investing in Africa: A Conversation with Anthony St John, 22nd Baron St John of Bletso

[REPLAY] Investing in Africa: A Conversation with Anthony St John, 22nd Baron St John of Bletso

Sign up to our newsletter for more in-depth insights | Follow us on LinkedIn

In a slightly different conversation for the Money Maze Podcast, Anthony St John shares his fascinating journey and investment insights.

Anthony is a Non-Executive Chairman of Yellow Cake PLC, a specialist company operating in the uranium sector. He's also the Chairman of Strand Hanson (an independent advisory boutique with a strong African orientation) and Chairman of IDH, a health care provider in the Middle East and Africa.

Furthermore, he's one of 90 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords, is Lord in waiting to the HM the Queen, the Vice Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Africa Group and a former friend of Nelson Mandela.

Educated in South Africa and then the UK, he talks of his arrival in the UK to take his seat in the House of Lords and how he was initially hugely inhibited by a stutter that was reminiscent of the King’s Speech. In our conversation he speaks of his journey from being a lawyer, to working in China, working as an oil analyst, then being chairman of three companies whilst managing his Parliamentary duties.

Our discussion covers investing in Africa, cyber security, uranium and its role in the evolving debate about energy sources, as well as his relationship with Nelson Mandela. Finally, Anthony gives some powerful advice to young people thinking about their future and some additional tips for navigating life’s veritable money and other mazes!

Interview originally recorded in August 2020.

In our latest release, Simon spoke to Guy Hands, Chairman & Founder of Terra Firma. We are replaying this episode due to similar themes discussed in both interviews, with both guests overcoming psychological disadvantages in their careers.

For Anthony, his stutter presented a major challenge to his legal career. He successfully overcame this thanks to speech therapy (taken on the advice of a former British Prime Minister), and is now a highly successful Parliamentarian and business tycoon. For Guy, his dyslexia made reading a challenge in his early career. Yet this proved no dampener on his ambition, and actually turned out to be an advantage given that it meant he read investment prospectuses more carefully than his peers at Goldman Sachs (helping him becoming Head of Eurobond Trading at just 26!).

Sign up to our newsletter and never miss a release! | Visit our website | Follow us on LinkedIn

Episoder(232)

150: War or Peace? Why the World May Be More Dangerous than the 1930s - With General Sir Patrick Sanders, Former UK Chief of the General Staff

150: War or Peace? Why the World May Be More Dangerous than the 1930s - With General Sir Patrick Sanders, Former UK Chief of the General Staff

In this episode we have the huge pleasure and privilege to talk to General Sir Patrick Sanders, who until June of this year served as Chief of the General Staff. As the professional head of the Briti...

8 Aug 202452min

149: The $5 Trillion High Yield Debt Markets: Trouble Ahead or Compelling Returns? - With Victor Khosla, Founder & CIO of Strategic Value Partners

149: The $5 Trillion High Yield Debt Markets: Trouble Ahead or Compelling Returns? - With Victor Khosla, Founder & CIO of Strategic Value Partners

This episode comes from the SuperReturn conference in Berlin, with guest Victor Khosla, Founder of SVP. Set up in 2001, the firm manages $18 billion in credit, with an impressive long-term track recor...

1 Aug 202433min

148: Greed & Fear! What to Own, What to Avoid and Are We Wrong About China? With Chris Wood, Global Head of Equity Strategy, Jefferies (Hong Kong)

148: Greed & Fear! What to Own, What to Avoid and Are We Wrong About China? With Chris Wood, Global Head of Equity Strategy, Jefferies (Hong Kong)

If you write a widely followed weekly piece for nearly 30 years, assessing investment risks & rewards, geopolitical implications, and extracting signals from noise, you need experience, good instincts...

25 Jul 202442min

147: Vista Equity Partners: The $100 Billion Private Equity Software Group - With Rachel Arnold, Co-Head of Vista Equity Partners’ Endeavor Fund

147: Vista Equity Partners: The $100 Billion Private Equity Software Group - With Rachel Arnold, Co-Head of Vista Equity Partners’ Endeavor Fund

In this shorter interview, recorded at Berlin SuperReturn, Rachel Arnold, Co-Head of Vista’s Endeavour strategy, a fund focused on small-cap private software companies, offers insights that echo Bill ...

18 Jul 202423min

146: “Running Up That Hill” - Strava’s Co-Founder, Mike Horvath, on Building, Branding and Delivering: An Entrepreneurs’ Story

146: “Running Up That Hill” - Strava’s Co-Founder, Mike Horvath, on Building, Branding and Delivering: An Entrepreneurs’ Story

If you wrote a business plan in the 1990s that was way ahead of its time - a 20th century idea that needed 21st century technology to work - then put it aside and instead built an enterprise software ...

11 Jul 20241h 10min

145: Why the Fed Can’t Forecast, How Zero Rates Were a Huge Mistake and is Nvidia’s $3tn*+ Valuation Sustainable? With Rob Arnott, Founder of Research Affiliates

145: Why the Fed Can’t Forecast, How Zero Rates Were a Huge Mistake and is Nvidia’s $3tn*+ Valuation Sustainable? With Rob Arnott, Founder of Research Affiliates

Rob Arnott has published over 100 academic papers, co-authored several books, and his firm Research Affiliates developed the strategies behind approximately $147bn in AUM (as of March 2024). He has e...

27 Jun 202456min

144: Retail in the 21st Century: Seb James, CEO of Boots, Discusses Health, Technology, Data and the Customer

144: Retail in the 21st Century: Seb James, CEO of Boots, Discusses Health, Technology, Data and the Customer

In a world where competitive survival has become rarer, one UK retail institution has survived for 175 years, remains a trusted brand, with over 50,000 employees, 2,000 stores and 4,000 pharmacists. ...

20 Jun 202444min

143: How to Make Money in the $275 Trillion* Energy Transition & Can Tesla Survive?

143: How to Make Money in the $275 Trillion* Energy Transition & Can Tesla Survive?

Whether you’re a believer in the timelines, or sceptical about its urgency, the energy transition is underway, and its ramifications are immense. Both for the climate and for investors, the new order ...

13 Jun 20241h 10min

Populært innen Business og økonomi

stopp-verden
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
dine-penger-pengeradet
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
rss-borsmorgen-okonominyhetene
e24-podden
pengepodden-2
tid-er-penger-en-podcast-med-peter-warren
pengesnakk
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
finansredaksjonen
utbytte
stormkast-med-valebrokk-stordalen
morgenkaffen-med-finansavisen
lederpodden
rss-markedspuls-2
rss-sunn-okonomi
rss-pa-konto
liberal-halvtime
stockup