Citywire: Mistakes Were Made

For our fifth episode of Mistakes Were Made, we are joined by Chris Ralph, one of the UK’s most influential fund selectors.  
Chris spent a decade as CIO of St James’s Place, a UK-listed advice firm with £130bn ($180bn) of assets under management.  
He retired from the firm at the end of 2020 but remains a non-executive on its investment committee.  
Chris tells Alex and Frank about an early error he made trading options, how success can change a manager, and the best way to break up with PMs. 

Show Notes

For our fifth episode of Mistakes Were Made, we are joined by Chris Ralph, one of the UK’s most influential fund selectors.  

Chris spent a decade as CIO of St James’s Place, a UK-listed advice firm with £130bn ($180bn) of assets under management.  

He retired from the firm at the end of 2020 but remains a non-executive on its investment committee.  

Chris tells Alex and Frank about an early error he made trading options, how success can change a manager, and the best way to break up with PMs. 

What is Citywire: Mistakes Were Made?

Hosts Alex Steger, Frank Talbot, and Chris Sloley ask the best investors about their worst mistakes, and (crucially) what they learned from them.

We hear from some of the brightest minds in markets, advice, and analysis to glean their gravest errors and discover how they beat their blunders to become better investors today.