Smart Money – Anchor Capital CEO Peter Armitage on building a R230 billion investment empire

In this Smart Money with Alishia Seckam interview, Anchor Capital CEO and Co-Chief Investment Officer Peter Armitage discusses how he built a R230 billion investment empire, and details Anchor Capital’s recent merger with Credo.

Armitage is a qualified Chartered Accountant with an illustrious career in global financial markets spanning over 30 years.

He has worked at many of South Africa’s top financial institutions, including Nedbank, Deutsche Bank, Investec Wealth & Investment, and Merrill Lynch.

Armitage gained vital experience in various positions at each of these institutions, including analyst, research head, and CIO.

Armitage’s investment expertise saw him rated South Africa’s top analyst in 1999 by Finance Week. Throughout his career, he was also recognised as the top investment analyst a record 21 times by the Financial Mail.

In 2012, he founded Anchor Group and built it into a R230 billion global investment management and wealth business.

Smart Money interview

In this interview, Armitage talks about his career in global financial markets and explains how he progressed to where he is now.

He highlights his achievements along the way and discusses founding Anchor Group.

Armitage then talks about how he built Anchor Capital into a R230 billion global investment management and wealth business. He highlights a few challenges he faced along the way.

He also discusses Anchor Capital’s decision to delist from the JSE and its recent merger with UK-based wealth manager Credo.

Finally, Armitage shares his long-term vision for Anchor Capital.

Watch the full Smart Money with Alishia Seckam interview below.