Andrea Marani (@AndreaMarani) is the CEO of OpenMarkets and longtime operator in the financial services space. A South African at heart, the now Aussie financial operator has many runs on the board with organisations like Investec, Rabobank, Shaw & Partners, plus the foundation of South Africa’s largest CFD business - Global Trader.

OpenMarkets is a Digital Trading Platform that provides clients with direct access to markets via a range of digital technologies including API's and trading platforms like IRESS. Their primary focus is the provision of trading tools and services for B2B clients across Equities, Exchange Traded Products & Warrants.

This chat with Andrea was a really interesting look into his background, and wealth of experience across financial markets. We covered numerous topics, including:

• What he misses about South Africa and why he moved to Australia
• Early memories of making wine
• Highlights of his career
• The impact of technology on financial markets
• Open Markets and their focus
• New products he’s excited about

 

SHOW NOTES

01:33 - Introduction

03:15 - What he misses about South Africa

04:54 - Earliest memory, winemaking

08:12 - Lessons learnt from parents

09:45 - Why he moved to Australia

13:49 - Background, how he got started

16:30 - A highlight of his career

17:51 - How tech is changing the industry

20:58 - Open Markets and their focus

27:34 - Their principles and approach

31:38 - Products he’s excited about

34:02 - Daily routine

34:57 - Influential book

36:30 - If he could have a billboard anywhere

 

LINKS (IN ORDER OF EPISODE)

• Andrea on LinkedIn
• Open Markets on Facebook & LinkedIn
• Kruger National Park
• Wilbur Smith
• Boerewors
• Investec
• SelfWealth
• Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell