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Meet Peter, Head: Equities
Peter joined Mergence in January 2014 as a senior equity investment analyst specialising in the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) sector. He has some 14 years’ financial services industry experience during which time he worked for two global investment banks, Credit Suisse Standard Securities and RMB Morgan Stanley. Top ratings in the Financial Mail annual analyst rankings and winning the ABSIP South Africa equity analyst of the year in 2011 are some of Peter’s achievements.
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Brought up in Johannesburg, he obtained an M Com at Rhodes University majoring in Finance and Economics, followed by a number of professional industry certifications. Prior to joining the financial services industry, Peter was a university lecturer in Economics and published a number of papers in leading academic journals. He is a regular commentator in the media.
Both professional and personable, Peter’s easy-going nature endears him to colleagues and clients alike. He is involved in a number of community development activities, such as serving as an external examiner for various local universities. Peter has a love of Spain where some of his extended family live.
Qualifications
B Com (Hons) (Economics), 2004, University of Fort Hare
M Com (Economics), 2006, University of Fort Hare
M Com (Finance & Econometrics), 2007, Rhodes University
Member of South African Institute of Financial Markets (SAIFM)
Member of Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals (ABSIP)
