Peter Hall

Peter Hall is a London-based Australian financier, media proprietor and philanthropist. He is the Founder, Executive chairman and former Chief Investment Officer at investment firm, Hunter Hall Investment Management. He formerly owned stakes in Prospect and Monocle, two London based magazines.

Early life Hall was born in 1960 in Bangkok, Thailand. His father was a journalist and diplomat from New Zealand. As a result, he lived in Pakistan with his family when he was five years old.

He embarked upon a career in finance, and served as Investment Manager at HGL Limited, Portfolio Manager and Analyst at Mercantile Mutual, Industrial Analyst at Pembroke Securitie, Investment Analyst at New Zealand South British Insurance. Hall previously served as its Executive chairman and Chief Investment Officer, and owns 47% of the firm. a campaigning and lobbying animal welfare organisation based in England. Moreover, he does not eat meat on Mondays for ethical reasons.

He became a Member of the Order of Australia for his philanthropic endeavours in 2010. having donated in excess of £100,000 from 2010 to 2015, and £500,000 prior to the 2010 election. 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. However, shortly after making the comments, Hall apologised.