Private Equity Miniseries

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11/21/2024

Should Your Investment Portfolio Have the Right to Bear Arms? With General Sir Patrick Sanders in Oslo

General Sir Patrick Sanders covers US-China relations, conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, and why Norway's sovereign wealth fund is 'immoral' for defence sector exclusions. Recorded at the Grieg Conference in Oslo, Norway.

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Scott Guthrie

11/14/2024

AI Unleashed: Scott Guthrie of Microsoft, on Transforming Productivity, Finance, Energy, and Regulation

Scott discusses AI’s potential long term impact on a range of industries, productivity, regulation, energy & Microsoft's wider strategy.

Geopolitics

Gloves Off: Anthony Scaramucci on Trump, Harris, Bitcoin and the US Deficit

Former White House Comms Director, Anthony Scaramucci, reveals what he really thinks of Trump & share his predictions for the US election. Also covered is some thoughts on bitcoin, inflation, populism, immigration, and more!

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Super Returns! Australia’s Largest Super Fund’s CIO, Mark Delaney, Describes Their Investment Priorities

Mark describes the goals, organisation and investment principles of AustralianSuper. AustralianSuper is the country's largest pension fund, with approximately USD $230bn* in AUM.

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Asset Managers

Wealth Management

Colm Kelleher

9/19/2024

10/1/2024

Colm Kelleher, Chairman of UBS & Former President of Morgan Stanley, Discusses Culture, Leadership, Surviving the Great Financial Crisis and UBS Today

Colm shares the inside story of UBS's emergency takeover of Credit Suisse, how European finance firms can compete better on the global stage, and managing stress as a leader at Switzerland's largest banking institution.

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Sir Tony Blair, Former UK Prime Minister, on Leadership, Immigration, the Middle East & More!

Labour's longest serving PM covers lessons learnt on leadership during his tenure and shares some thoughts on international affairs, public sector spending, immigration, and technological disruption.

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Sport Meets Finance! Investing in Liverpool FC, PSG, Boston Red Sox and F1 - With Ian Charles, Co-Founder of Arctos

Sovereign wealth funds, private equity, Hollywood actors; the world of sports has been undergoing an investing revolution.

Hedge Funds

Volatility Laundering in Private Equity, the Merits of International Diversification, Value v Growth and Systematic Investing - With Cliff Asness, Co-Founder of AQR

Simon introduces Cliff Asness, Co-Founder and CIO of AQR (Applied Quantitative Research), highlighting the firm's systematic approach to investing in a variety of assets.

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Joel Greenblatt: Legendary Investor & Author on Patience in the Investing Business

Joel Greenblatt of Gotham Asset Management shares their approach to portfolio concentration, shorting and when it may be best to opt for active management over passive. He also opines on the power of patience and the characteristics of a great manager.

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Geopolitics

General Sir Patrick Sanders

8/8/2024

9/30/2024

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.

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Private Equity

Fixed Income

Victor Khosla

8/1/2024

9/30/2024

The $5 Trillion High Yield Debt Market: 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 record in identifying credit opportunities.

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Geopolitics

Asset Managers

Public Equities

Chris Wood

7/25/2024

9/30/2024

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, market nous, and the ability to talk to the right people.

Private Equity

Vista Equity Partners: The $100 Billion Private Equity Software Firm - 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 Fund) offers insights that echo Bill Gates comment that “software is the magic thing whose importance only goes up over time”

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Research & Consulting

Public Equities

Fixed Income

Rob Arnott

6/27/2024

9/30/2024

Why the Fed Can’t Forecast, How Zero Rates Were a Huge Mistake and is Nvidia’s $3tn*+ Valuation Sustainable?

In this episode Rob Arnott, Founder of Research Associates, discusses the growth/value valuation gap, inflation, the US fiscal deficit, Nvidia's record-breaking valuation, and more!

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

We welcome Mike Horvath onto the show, who set up Strava in 2009 alongside Mark Gainey. It's now a leading global fitness app, used by 100m athletes in 195 countries. In this interview, he shares the story & the lessons learnt in building the business.

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How to Make Money in the $275 Trillion* Energy Transition & Can Tesla Survive? - With Per Lekander

In this conversation, Per Lekander, a veteran of the energy space and Founder of Clean Energy Transition LLP, discusses the failings of the wind, solar & EV industries, but also some potentially exciting investment opportunities!

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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.

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Novo Holdings: Controlling Shareholder of Novo Nordisk, Europe's Most Valuable Company - With CEO, Kasim Kutay

In this interview, we welcome the CEO of Novo Holdings, which manages the assets and wealth of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, one of the world’s largest enterprise foundations.

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Baroness Dambisa Moyo

5/2/2024

9/30/2024

Why the World Economy Gets a B Grade - With Baroness Dambisa Moyo (Economist, Legislator & Author)

Armed with a degree, MBA, MPA, PhD and the author of 5 bestselling books, Dambisa shares her perspective on the current macroeconomic environment in developed economies.

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Cryptocurrencies: Ill-advised Speculation or an Alternative Asset Class? With Nic Cary, Co-Founder and Vice Chair at Blockchain.com

In this conversation Nic makes the case for crypto to a sceptical Simon, discussing the importance of blockchain technology, the growth of the crypto markets, scarcity, risk, speculation, institutional versus retail participation, and of course, the merits of gold vs crypto.

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LSEG: Partnering with Microsoft, and why London Remains a Leading Financial Hub - With LSEG CEO, David Schwimmer

In this conversation, the CEO of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) discusses how they've diversified, why they've partnered with Microsoft, and his belief that London's decline as a leading global financial hub has been overstated by the press.

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Women in Finance

Asset Managers

Hanneke Smits

5/23/2024

9/30/2024

The 30% Club, and the Future Shape of Institutional Investment Management - With Hanneke Smits, BNY Mellon

Research demonstrates that diverse companies outperform their less diverse peers. The 30% Club’s mission, led by Chairs and CEOs, is to increase gender diversity at board and executive committee levels.

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Gold! Why & How to Own It, Tokenisation and Investor Positioning - With David Tait, CEO of the World Gold Council

David explains how the WGC is bringing gold bullion into the digital age, why gold improves risk/return characteristics and shares his experience of climbing Everest five times!

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Sovereign Wealth Funds

Private Equity

Pensions & Insurance

Suyi Kim

4/18/2024

9/30/2024

Insights from CPP Investments: Canada’s Largest Pension Fund - With Suyi Kim

Suyi Kim, CPP's Global Head of Private Equity, shares their investment strategy, including their growing allocation to Asia and approach to the climate transition.

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Marketing God. With Nicky Gumbel, Pioneer of the Alpha Course

Very occasionally one individual can have a disproportionately powerful impact on a collection of people, but very rarely does that person’s impact grow in time and reach, and expand beyond anyone’s expectations and for millions, be responsible for enhancing their lives.

Commodities

Why We Need Integrated Energy Companies - With Ann Davies, bp Senior Vice President, Wells

Ann Davies, Senior VP at bp, explains how energy supply is changing amidst global conflicts and bp's evolution into an IEC.

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Wine, Whisky and Champagne: Buy, Sell or Hold? With Gary Boom, Founder & CEO of Bordeaux Index

In May 2021, we turned our attention to an investor dilemma – Should we view wine as a proper asset class? And how should we think about the wine industry, unmodernised for so long, but ripe for change!

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Private Markets Guests - Season 2

2/29/2024

9/30/2024

Private Markets Season 2 Highlights

In today’s episode, the Money Maze Podcast takes a short trip back to 2023 to look back at the second seasons of our Private Markets series!

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PIMCO: Insights from the CEO of a $1.8 Trillion Fixed Income Manager

With a successful career incorporating 18 years at Goldman Sachs, and then CEO of the Man Group, Emmanuel explains today’s landscape for investors across the fixed income universe.

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Oxford University Endowment Management: Purpose, Strategy and Implementation

What do JR Tolkien, Emma Watson, Oscar Wilde, Indira Ghandi, Margaret Thatcher, Niall Ferguson & Dr. Seuss have in common? They all attended Oxford University, which for nearly 1,000 years has been educating some of the brightest of British and Global youth.

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Can We Eliminate Cancer? The Medical Revolution with Mike Milken, Chairman of the Milken Institute.

What if clearing out early stage cancers from your body could become as routine as going to your dentist, or what if a single vaccine could protect you against multiple viruses?

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Authors & Journalists

Michael Lewis

12/7/2023

9/30/2024

Guilty! Sam Bankman-Fried & the FTX Collapse - With Michael Lewis

If you don’t know about his most recent book ‘Going Infinite’, you’ll probably want to buy it after listening to or watching this episode with Michael Lewis, author of multiple books and associated films, including 'The Big Short', 'Moneyball', 'Flash Boys', 'The Blind Side', 'Liars’ Poker', and more.

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Lessons from 5 Decades of Investing – With Rosalind M. Hewsenian, CIO of Helmsley Charitable Trust

Why does a teacher trained to help children with special needs decide to switch, earn an MBA, then work at Pepsi, become an investment consultant, and end up becoming CIO at an $8 billion dollar foundation?

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Is Active Management Worth Paying For? - With Terry Smith, CEO & CIO of Fundsmith

Our guest today has been referred to as "the English Warren Buffett" for his style and success in investing. His book, published in 1992, Accounting for Growth, and its ensuing controversy helped propel it to the top of the bestsellers chart, displacing Stephen Hawking's ’A Brief History of Time’ from the No.1 spot.

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Red lines, Accounting Gimmicks and Management Gloss: Why You Need to Understand Balance Sheets to Avoid Portfolio Disasters (With Steve Clapham, Founder of Behind the Balance Sheet)

For all the narratives around investing and making money, those who have survived the investment cycles for decades and earned above average returns have typically adhered to sound disciplines.

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Why Do Companies Die? Value Creation in Public Equity Markets - With Michael Mauboussin, Head of Consilient Research at Counterpoint Global, Morgan Stanley Investment Management.

In his report ‘Birth, Death, and Wealth Creation’, Michael Mauboussin observes and then claims that corporations are surviving longer and winning more.

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General David Petraeus & Lord Andrew Roberts

11/16/2023

9/30/2024

"Only the Dead Have Seen the End of War." The Evolution of War since 1945 - With General Petraeus & Lord Andrew Roberts

Contrary to what was widely expected at the start of the present century, the world has not seen the end of major wars, confirming that Plato was right when he wrote that “only the dead have seen the end of war.” These lines come from a new book, just published titled ‘Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare From 1945 to Ukraine.’

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Tom Beckett and Emile Hokayem

10/17/2023

9/30/2024

The 2023 Israel-Gaza Conflict: What Next? With Sir Tom Beckett and Emile Hokayem of the International Institute for Strategic Studies

There are certain geopolitical developments that need to be examined in an objective and timely manner for their profound strategic ramifications.

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The Five Forces Shaping the Global Economy - With Ray Dalio, Founder of Bridgewater Associates

According to Bloomberg, Ray Dalio and his firm Bridgewater have “made more money for investors than any other hedge fund in history”. In this interview, Ray outlines his investment thinking and analyses some key trends shaping the global economy.

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Investing Lessons from 40+ Years at the FT & Bloomberg - With John Authers, Senior Markets Editor at Bloomberg

Today’s guest has performed with Pavarotti, but in his day job he is a financial commentator and author, who spent 29 years at the Financial Times, including as Global Head of the Lex Column, before moving to Bloomberg as Senior Markets Editor.

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What Makes a Great Macro Fund Manager? With Scott Bessent, CEO & Founder of Key Square Capital Management

Today’s guest was a key player on the George Soros team, who in 1992 helped the Quantum Fund make $1bn, shorting sterling ahead of the UK’s withdrawal from the ERM. As Soros’s CIO, he was also dubbed as ‘The Man Who Broke the Bank of Japan’ by the Wall Street Journal, making approximately $3.5bn on the Abenomics trade from 2012-2015.

Asset Managers

Why Infrastructure May Be the ‘Perfect Institutional Asset Class’ - With David Neal, CEO of IFM Investors

In this conversation with David Neal, CEO of IFM Investors, we explore the origins of this highly unusual institution, an ‘investor-owned global investment manager’.

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Are We Educating Our Children The Wrong Way? With Sir Anthony Seldon, Headmaster, Historian and Author

William Butler Yeats, the great poet, observed, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” It may be easy to agree that education is the passport to a better future, but in this episode we wanted to discuss how we should be thinking about education today and tomorrow, and are we failing?

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From €4m to €40+ Billion of Assets: The Tikehau Capital Story - With Mathieu Chabran, Co-Founder

In this episode of our Private Markets Miniseries, we explore a French firm, whose growth has now firmly established it as a major force in the global alternatives industry.

Wealth Management

How Technology is Accelerating & Democratising Private Markets – With Matt Brown, CEO & Founder of CAIS

In this conversation we discuss both the changing nature of demand for alternative assets as well as their supply. Matt explains how CAIS is creating the bridge between the alternative investment firms and the wealth management community, whose portfolio allocations to these investments are a fraction of their institutional counterparts.

Private Equity

Nasdaq Private Market: Helping Fast-Growing VC-Backed Firms Access Liquidity & Stay Private

In this episode, Tom describes how technology is helping to make investing in private firms quicker & easier, with these secondary markets becoming increasingly relevant in light of relatively low M&A/IPO activity.

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Pamela Pavkov and Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri

9/7/2023

9/30/2024

Backing the Next Generation of Underrepresented Alternative Asset Managers - With Pamela Pavkov & Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri of TPG NEXT

In the world of alternative assets, TPG almost needs no introduction. Founded in 1992 by Jim Coulter and David Bonderman, they now manage approximately $139bn in alternative assets. Less well-known is their significant push into backing the next generation of underrepresented alternative asset managers, via TPG NEXT.

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Mike Pompeo, Former US Secretary of State & CIA Director, on Geopolitics, Leadership, and the US Economy

In the third and final episode of our 'July With Jen Series', guest hosted by Jen Prosek, we welcome Mike Pompeo onto the show. Mike is the only man to ever have served as both the US Secretary of State (2018-21) and CIA Director (2017-18).

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General Sir Nick Carter

7/6/2023

9/30/2024

The Ukraine War: An Update for Investors - With General Sir Nick Carter, Former UK Chief of the Defence Staff

General Sir Nick Carter, former Chief of the Defence Staff returns for a short discussion on the Ukraine War.

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Private Markets - Season 1 Guests

8/10/2023

9/30/2024

In Case You Missed It: Private Markets Season 1 Highlights

In today’s episode, the Money Maze Podcast takes a short trip back to 2022 in light of the upcoming release of our second Private Markets Miniseries!

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Value Investing: Down But Not Out? With David Einhorn, Founder & President of Greenlight Capital

Oscar Wilde defined a cynic as someone who knew the price of everything, and the value of nothing. In today’s episode, we discuss value investing with David Einhorn, Founder and President of Greenlight Capital.

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Gold: Why, How, and Now? With Randy Smallwood, Chairman of the World Gold Council, and CEO of Wheaton Precious Metals

In this conversation, Randy Smallwood shares his analysis on the world of gold, including perspectives on supply/demand, lessons from history, current central bank actions and why he recently observed that “gold is in a perfect position right now”.

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Rewilding: The Next Big Investment Opportunity? With Ben Goldsmith, CEO and Co-Founder of Menhaden Capital

In a wide-ranging episode we have the opportunity to hear from Ben Goldsmith, a seasoned investor, with a particular focus on environmental opportunities, discussing how his passion in this field has led him to engage on a number of fronts.

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Lynn Martin: Running the Iconic NYSE

In this episode, we welcome Lynn Martin, the second woman in history to run the New York Stock Exchange.

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Thomas Tull & Joe Lonsdale

7/20/2023

9/30/2024

China, AI, Entrepreneurship & the US Economy - With Billionaire Investor Thomas Tull & Palantir Co-Founder Joe Lonsdale

In this episode, we welcome two leading entrepreneurs on the show for a detailed discussion on the US economy, geopolitics, tech and careers.

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Biotechnology & Healthcare: A New Dawn? - With Bob Bradway, CEO of Amgen

If you want to see how biotech can change the world of health, whilst being capable of creating extraordinary value for investors, there are few better places to look than Amgen, one of the world’s leading independent biotech companies, with a market capitalisation of approximately $130bn.

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How Tech & AI Are Disrupting the Multibillion Dollar Art Market

When Picasso’s Les femmes d’Alger was bought for $179 million, at that time, a world record for an artwork sold at auction, the spotlight shone on the world of art valuations, and this episode’s guest, Brett Gorvy.

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Are Diamonds Forever? With Bruce Cleaver, Co-Chair of De Beers

If diamonds are forever, then the organisation most associated with them is, of course, De Beers.

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Helping Institutional Investors Invest With Confidence - With Jo Holden, Mercer's Global Head of Investment Research & Consulting

In the final episode of our Super Allocator miniseries, we speak with Joanne Holden, Global Head of Investment Research & Consulting at Mercer, the world’s largest investment adviser.

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Sovereign Wealth Funds

Nicolas Dufourcq

5/18/2023

9/30/2024

The French Sovereign Wealth Fund

Our exploration of the world’s “Super Allocators” would be incomplete without touching down in France, who have a lesser known, but still significant, SWF.

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The New York State Common Retirement Fund - With Anastasia Titarchuk, CIO

As we continue exploring the world’s “super-allocators”, we’re learning how different they are in approach and dispersed in investment decisions.

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4/27/2023

9/30/2024

Canada’s Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan - With Jo Taylor, OTPP CEO

In this episode we travel to Canada as we continue our journey around the world to discuss investment approaches with the leading figures at some of the world’s top institutional allocators, dubbed the “super allocators”.

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Sovereign Wealth Funds

Ben Samild

4/20/2023

9/30/2024

Australia's Sovereign Wealth Fund - With Ben Samild, Deputy CIO of Future Fund

In the second episode of our Super Allocator Miniseries, Ben Samild shares the history, strategy and mission of Future Fund (Australia's SWF).

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Sovereign Wealth Funds

Christopher Ailman

4/13/2023

9/30/2024

CalSTRS: How the $300 Billion Pension Fund is Allocating in 2023

In this episode, the CIO of the world's biggest educator-only pension fund discusses their allocation strategy and how it's evolving in 2023.

Asset Managers

Perspectives from the World's Largest Asset Manager

Today, we unpack the world of ETFs to understand their evolution and how they are becoming a much broader wrapper for a multitude of strategies, with the help of Salim Ramji (BlackRock's Global Head of iShares and Index Investments).

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Research & Consulting

Huw Van Steenis

3/30/2023

9/30/2024

The 2023 Banking Storm: Risk or Opportunity?

In light of the current traumas, rescues and uncertainties, we were very fortunate to have Huw Van Steenis, the internationally respected banks analyst and strategist join the show for a timely discussion on what might lie ahead.

Alternative Assets

The World of Champagne - With Étienne Bizot, CEO of Bollinger Group

In this episode we explore the world of champagne with Groupe Bollinger’s CEO & Chairman, whose family have been central to the sustained success of both the brand and product since 1869.

Asset Managers

Peter Harrison, CEO of Schroders: Our First Guest Returns

To celebrate our three year anniversary, Peter Harrison, CEO of Schroders, returns to the podcast to give an update on a range of topics (including Asia's opportunity set, data science and the evolving investment landscape).

Women in Finance

Communications, Branding and Leadership in Finance – With Jen Prosek, Founder & Managing Partner of Prosek Partners

In this episode we talk to someone whose own firm advises some of the world’s most respected finance institutions, especially within the alternative and private assets arena.

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Research & Consulting

Michael Birshan

1/26/2023

9/30/2024

The View From McKinsey - With Michael Birshan, Global Co-Leader of their Strategy and Corporate Finance Practice

We’re pleased to feature McKinsey’s Michael Birshan in this conversation, who explains some of the dynamics in the consulting industry and how McKinsey is approaching the challenges and opportunities of 2023.

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Geopolitics

General David Petraeus

1/19/2023

9/30/2024

General Petraeus, Former Head of the CIA, Gives His Assessment on the War in Ukraine, Relations with China and Other Key Geopolitical Developments (Part Two)

In Part Two of the interview, he covers the importance of NATO cohesion, what the rise of China means for the world, Iran, cyber security and supply chains.

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Geopolitics

General David Petraeus

1/12/2023

10/1/2024

General Petraeus, Former Head of the CIA, Gives His Assessment on the War in Ukraine, Relations with China and Other Key Geopolitical Developments (Part One)

General David Petraeus has been described as the ultimate soldier/scholar. Targeted by Osama Bin Laden when Commander in Afghanistan, he became Director of the CIA and today is Chair of the KKR Global Institute.

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Authors & Journalists

Simon Sebag Montefiore

12/15/2022

9/30/2024

Simon Sebag Montefiore, Bestselling Author of 'The World: A Family History', Discusses the Power of Family Dynasties

In this episode, bestselling author and historian, Simon Sebag Montefiore, discusses his new book, which covers the key families who have shaped global history.

Venture Capital

FinTech VC Examined – With David Haber, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

In this episode, David Haber, GP at a16z, shares his perspectives on the fintech industry and a16z's investment strategy.

Venture Capital

From Major League Baseball to Venture Capital – Alexander Rodriguez, CEO of A-Rod Corp, Shares His Story

In this conversation, we have the opportunity to talk to Alex Rodriguez, or ‘A Rod’ as he is better known, arguably the greatest baseball player of his generation and now prolific VC investor.

Venture Capital

Verlinvest’s CEO, Roberto Italia, Discusses Mission-Led Brands and Growth Investing

In episode 2 of our VC Miniseries, we’re pleased to feature Roberto Italia, CEO of the global, evergreen investment company, Verlinvest.

Venture Capital

Dame Kate Bingham on Healthcare VC, Biotech & Leading the UK's COVID-19 Vaccine Taskforce

In this much anticipated interview, we're thrilled to feature Dame Kate Bingham, Managing Partner of SV Health Investors and former Chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce.

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Martin Waters, CEO of Victoria’s Secret & Co, Discusses Their Changing Business

As the Money Maze Podcast seeks to understand both the business and investment worlds, especially against the backdrop of a tougher economic environment, we are delighted to speak to Martin Waters, CEO of Victoria’s Secret & Co (VS&Co).

Women in Finance

Laura González, Head of Americas at Allfunds, on their €1.3 Trillion Platform and Approach to Fund Selection, Open Architecture and Blockchain

In this discussion we examine the changing world of investment funds and the data ecosystems that surround them. To explore this, we're pleased to be welcoming Laura González, Head of Americas at Allfunds, onto the show.

Fixed Income

Opportunity or Risk? The World of Fixed Income With Greg Peters, Co-CIO of PGIM Fixed Income

In this episode, Simon speaks to Greg Peters, Co-CIO of PGIM Fixed Income, which manages $790 billion in bonds (as of 30/06/22).

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Research & Consulting

Asset Managers

Peter Oppenheimer

10/20/2022

9/30/2024

Goldman Sachs’s Chief Global Equity Strategist, Peter Oppenheimer, Discusses Macro and Markets

In this episode, we welcome Peter Oppenheimer from Goldman Sachs, to discuss the challenging investment landscape.

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Innovators & Entrepreneurs

Justin Byam Shaw

10/6/2022

9/30/2024

Building a Charity, Buying The Independent Newspaper & Facing Tragedy - With Justin Byam Shaw, Founder of The Felix Project

In this different podcast for us, we talk to Justin Byam Shaw, who set up The Felix Project in 2016 after facing family tragedy. The charity redistributes surplus food (that would otherwise go to waste) from 539 suppliers and delivers it to almost 1,000 charities, primary schools and holiday programmes.

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Asset Managers

Women in Finance

Marie Dzanis

9/22/2022

9/30/2024

Marie Dzanis, Head of EMEA for Northern Trust Asset Management

Founded in Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust has expanded from providing wealth solutions to include asset servicing, asset management and banking to investors worldwide. In this episode, we're pleased to feature Marie Dzanis, Head of EMEA for their asset management arm.

Private Equity

Philipp Freise, Co-Head of European Private Equity at KKR, Highlights the Opportunities in Europe

In the last of our miniseries on the world of private equity, we are delighted to welcome KKR, and its Co-Head of European Private Equity, Philipp Freise, onto the show.

Private Equity

Rainer Ender of Schroders Capital on their $75 Billion Private Assets Business

In this episode, we have a Swiss physicist with a PhD who loves to climb mountains, but is also responsible for the $75 billion private assets business of Schroders Capital.

Private Equity

David Novak, Co-President of CD&R, On Their Approach to PE and £7.1 Billion Morrisons Buyout

David Novak, a 25 year veteran of CD&R, offers a candid perspective on how PE operating models have evolved and the drivers of value creation, illustrated by the examples of investing in the likes of SIG and Morrisons.

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General Sir Nick Carter

7/19/2022

9/30/2024

General Sir Nick Carter: How the Ukraine War May End

In this update episode, we welcome General Sir Nick Carter (former UK Chief of the Defence Staff) back on the podcast to share his latest analysis of the war in Ukraine, as well as other key defence issues.

Private Equity

PE, Private Credit and $160 Billion in Multi-Assets - A Conversation with Jonathan Lavine, Co-Managing Partner at Bain Capital

Today, Bain Capital is one of the world’s largest private multi-asset investing firms. In this conversation we have the opportunity to explore their investment approach and dig down into the important factors in private credit and special situations.

Private Equity

Robert F. Smith: Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners - One of the World's Most Successful PE Firms

Vista Equity Partners (Vista) is one of the world’s leading global investment firms. Vista exclusively invests in enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses through its private equity, permanent capital and credit investment strategies. As the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista, Robert F. Smith has become one of his generation's most respected investors and philanthropists and was named by Forbes as one of the “100 Greatest Living Business Minds” in 2017.

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Private Equity

Women in Finance

Tara Alhadeff

6/30/2022

9/30/2024

Perspectives on Private Equity and the World of the Consumer - With Tara Alhadeff, Partner at Permira

In the second of our series on private equity, we are going to discuss one of Europe’s premier operators. Established as Schroder Ventures 35 years ago, the firm evolved into Permira in 1997. Today they have more than €60bn under management, employ over 450 people and operate in 16 offices worldwide.

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Private Equity

Robert Hamilton Kelly

6/16/2022

9/30/2024

Exploring Goldman Sachs’s Listed Private Equity Vehicle, Petershill Partners – With Robert Hamilton Kelly, Managing Director

In the first episode of our Private Equity Miniseries, Simon speaks to Robert Hamilton Kelly, Managing Director of Petershill Partners. They've raised over $10 billion of P.E. capital since 2007, investing in private equity and alternatives businesses at the GP level.

Asset Managers

Sir Nigel Wilson, CEO of Legal & General, Explains the Opportunities Ahead

In an investing world where the “new thing” can too easily grab investor attention, sometimes it’s the case that an institution, especially one almost 200 years old, may be considered less relevant. So in this episode we welcome on Sir Nigel Wilson, one of the longest serving FTSE 100 CEOs.

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Hedge Funds

Women in Finance

Karen Karniol-Tambour

5/19/2022

9/30/2024

Karen Karniol-Tambour, Co-Chief Investment Officer for Sustainability at Bridgewater, the $160 Billion Hedge Fund, on Today's Economic Landscape

Ray Dalio has described today’s guest, “as a vacuum cleaner of learning”, and in this episode Karen Karniol-Tambour exhibits a formidable grasp of the challenges of today’s investing environment.

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Authors & Journalists

Michael Lewis

5/5/2022

9/30/2024

Michael Lewis: Bestselling Author of 'The Big Short', 'Liar's Poker' and 'Moneyball'

In this episode, we have a different conversation. Michael Lewis and Simon Brewer go back to graduating from the LSE in 1985, when they were both seeking a place on the fabled Salomon Brothers training programme.

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Quant Investing

Women in Finance

Savina Rizova

4/28/2022

9/30/2024

The Evolution of Multi-Factor Quant Strategies – With Savina Rizova, Global Head of Research at Dimensional Fund Advisors

This week, we’re pleased to be bringing you Episode 3 our Quant Investing Miniseries! Hosted by the Robin Wigglesworth, Editor of FT Alphaville (part of the Financial Times), this series explores how quantitative analysis is potentially reshaping the asset management industry.

Quant Investing

Uncovering the Quant Process - With Russell Korgaonkar, CIO of Man AHL

We’re excited to be bringing you Episode 2 our Quant Investing Miniseries! Hosted by the Robin Wigglesworth, Global Finance Correspondent at the Financial Times, this series explores how quantitative analysis is potentially reshaping the asset management industry.

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Quant Investing

Women in Finance

Leda Braga

4/14/2022

9/30/2024

Why Quant is the Future – With Leda Braga, CEO & Founder of Systematica

Leda Braga has earned the nickname “the queen of quants”. After a PhD in engineering from Imperial College London, she spent seven years at JPMorgan as a quant the bank’s derivatives research team. After a stint at a start-up spun out of JPMorgan, the Brazil-born Leda then helped establish one of the industry’s leading systematic trend-following funds at Michael Platt’s BlueCrest.

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Wealth Management

Women in Finance

Joan Solotar

3/31/2022

9/30/2024

Joan Solotar, Global Head of Blackstone’s $239 Billion Private Wealth Solutions Business

In this episode, we’re in discussion with the Global Head of the Blackstone’s $239 billion Private Wealth Solutions business, Joan Solotar (as of 31/12/22).

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General Sir Nick Carter

3/11/2022

9/30/2024

General Sir Nick Carter, former Chief of the Defence Staff, discusses Russia, Ukraine and current global geopolitical issues.

In this special episode of the Money Maze Podcast, we are extraordinarily fortunate to have General Sir Nick Carter talk to us.

Wealth Management

David Durlacher, CEO of Julius Baer International, discusses the evolution of the global wealth management industry

The combination of trust, experience, neutrality and secrecy were the foundations of Switzerland’s reputation as a centre for private banking, and despite globalisation, regulation, and competition from all quarters, Swiss financial institutions have maintained their position of influence, with three Swiss firms in the top ten of global wealth managers.

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