If someone came to you tomorrow with R100m to invest in just one company, which would it be?Uniqlo, a subsidiary of Fast Retailing.Which talent would you most like to have?The ability to make small talk.What was your first job?In standard 9 (grade 11) I worked at a small Pep Store in Athlone, Cape Town. Perhaps that is where the interest in retail started.What’s your biggest regret?I entered the investment research space after working in industry (mainly retail) for 10 years. Looking back, I should have made the change earlier.What was your worst investment mistake?There are many contenders for this. The most recent was a venture capital investment in a startup food-ordering app.What’s the best investment you’ve ever made?Property — buying my first house when I was 25.If you found a lottery ticket tomorrow that had won US$100m, what would you do?Return it to the lost & found department.Apple or Samsung (or Nokia)?Apple.What’s your favourite song?"Viva la Vida", by Coldplay.On what o...
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