Peter Hall (financier)
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Peter Hall | |
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| Born | 9 October 1960 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Education | Bedales School |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Financier |
| Children | 1 |
Peter Hall is a London-based Australian financier, media proprietor and philanthropist. He is the Founder, Executive chairman and former Chief Investment Officer of
Early life
Peter Hall was born in 1960 in Bangkok, Thailand.
He was educated at Bedales School, a boarding school in Hampshire, England.[2] He graduated from the University of Sydney, where he received an Arts degree.[2]
Career
Hall started his career as a journalist for Fairfax Media.[4]
He embarked upon a career in finance, and served as "Investment Manager at HGL Limited, Portfolio Manager and Analyst at
In 1993, he founded Hunter Hall Investment Management, an investment firm which focuses on "ethical investing", with just AUS$1 million.[2] It now has from AUS$1.1 billion, and employs 30 people.[5] Hall previously served as its Executive chairman and Chief Investment Officer,[6] and owns 47% of the firm.[2] In December 2016, Hall abruptly resigned his role as CIO (no mention was made of his role as CEO or COO).[2]
In 2008, with fellow financier
In 2005 Hall, along with James Gurnsey and Cameron McClure, founded Flat White café in Berwick Street, Soho, which was the first of the third wave independent cafes to introduce Antipodean-style coffee, and especially the eponymous Flat White, to London and Europe. He also owns Milk Bar in Bateman Street, Soho.[2]
Philanthropy
He was a founder of the Sydney Rainforest Action Group and the London Committee for the Abolition of Whaling.
He served on the Council of the
He became a Member of the Order of Australia for his philanthropic endeavours in 2010.[2][5]
He is currently director of the International Conservation Caucus Foundation, Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation Ltd, Flat White Limited and Steep Investments Limited.[9]
Political activism
He is a donor to the Conservative Party,[10] having donated in excess of £100,000 from 2010 to 2015, and £500,000 prior to the 2010 election.[11] In April 2015, he criticised Prime Minister David Cameron's leadership and called for Boris Johnson to become the next leader of the party, if David Cameron lost the election.[10] However, shortly after making the comments, Hall apologised.[11]
References
- ^ a b Meat Free Mondays: Peter Hall
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Lucinda Schmidt, Profile: Peter Hall, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 April 2010
- ^ a b c d e James Robinson, Financiers take control of Prospect mag, The Guardian, 6 May 2008
- ^ Bloomberg Business
- ^ a b c d e f International Rhino Foundation: Board of Directors: Peter Hall Archived 28 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hunter Hall: Directors
- ^ Compassion in World Farming: Peter Hall
- ^ CleanupUK: President and Patrons
- ^ "Peter James HALL - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b Marie Woolf, Tim Shipman, 'Tories' Wobbly Weekend', The Sunday Times, 26 April 2015, pp. 1; 4
- ^ a b Rowena Mason, David Cameron hits back after campaign digs from donors and Rupert Murdoch, The Guardian, 26 April 2015