Skip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerHelp using this website - Accessibility statement
  • Advertisement

    This top fundie used to peel four sacks of potatoes every Friday

    Ausbil Investment Management’s Paul Xiradis says it’s at the fish market that he probably got involved in markets, understanding how they’re priced and cleared.

    Subscribe to gift this article

    Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.

    Subscribe now

    Already a subscriber?

    When Paul Xiradis, who co-founded Ausbil Investment Management in 1997, was growing up, his father ran fish shops. From the age of six, Xiradis would sometimes accompany his father to the fish market to buy stock.

    By the time he was a teenager, he was getting up before dawn on Fridays to peel four sacks of potatoes for the chips. Fridays, after all, were the busiest days.

    Subscribe to gift this article

    Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.

    Subscribe now

    Already a subscriber?

    Read More

    Sally Patten
    Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com
    Lap Phan
    Lap PhanHead of PodcastLap is a podcast producer and actor based in Sydney. He has appeared in numerous film, TV and theatre productions. Connect with Lap on Twitter. Email Lap at lphan@afr.com

    Latest In Leaders

    Fetching latest articles