ANALYSE THIS: IG’s Travis Robson
We analyse Travis Robson, head of Institutional & Premium Clients at IG
We analyse Travis Robson, head of Institutional & Premium Clients at IG. If someone came to you tomorrow with R100m to invest i just one company, which would it be? I would hope the individual had a long time horizon and already had a diversified portfolio elsewhere before putting R100m into one company. I would say Steinhoff. It’s been a good investment for me. The group has grown from a furniture manufacturer in low-cost Eastern European countries to one of the leading furniture retailers and has a strong leadership team as well as a strong product value chain. Which talent would you most like to have? I would like to be able to read people’s minds. What was your first job? Working as an assistant store manager for a clothing retailer What’s your biggest regret? Not starting to invest earlier. What was your worst investment mistake? Listening to a fellow trader and selling EOH, as I had done really well on my investment. What’s the best investment you’ve ever made? In 2009 I inves...
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