The numbers that matter – investing in a complex world

April 2026

While the Middle East conflict dominates the headlines, dramatic shifts are occurring in systems we’ve taken for granted for more than half a century. So how does one build and maintain wealth for a very different future?

Talaria’s Co-CIO Hugh Selby Smith joins Gemma Dale in this episode of the Your Wealth podcast to discuss:

  • How AI will change the world, but you could still lose money
  • Why unsustainable levels of debt keep governments in a bind
  • How, why and where supply chains will change forever
  • Whether gold and other commodities can keep their gains, and
  • The key strategies you can take to keep your portfolio safe, whatever its size.

Hugh is the Co-Chief Investment Officer and Head of Research at Talaria, having joined the business in 2016.

He began working in international equity markets in London in 1999 covering a range of global industries and sectors at Kleinwort Benson and Goldman Sachs, where he was consistently recognized by the likes of Institutional Investor, Greenwich Associates and Thomson Extel for his work.

He subsequently joined the international equities specialist TT International where he was part of the six-person team responsible for managing the firms long only Institutional Funds.

Hugh holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Letters from Melbourne University, and co-founded Talaria Asset Management in 2018.

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