We analyse Jean Pierre Verster, portfolio manager at Fairtree Capital. If someone came to you tomorrow with R100m to invest in just one company, which would it be? Remgro. Which talent would you most like to possess? To be able to read minds and/or be a mentalist. I am always amazed at the power of suggestion. What was your first job? First paid job was as a TOPP trainee (chartered accountancy article clerk) at Standard Bank, but I was an unpaid radio DJ at Tuks FM before that. What’s your biggest regret? I don’t believe in having regrets — you can’t change the past, the best you can do is to learn from your own past and from the experiences (consequences of decisions) of others. What was the worst investment mistake you have made? Not closing gold mining shorts post-Nenegate. What’s the best investment you’ve ever made? Buying offshore-focused property companies in 2012, and the investment in myself — working hard every day and learning as much as I can, maximising every minute of ...
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