About Glenn Silverman
Expert in Asset Management, Investments, and the BRICS. Over 25 years of on-the-job experience in markets & manager selection, both SA & global. Consultant; Author; Media personality; Trustee; Director; Professor of Practice
Independent non-executive on GIC
2020
RisCura
Johannesburg
Independent, non-executive on the RisCura Global Investment Committee (GIC) and its various sub-committees; Consultant
Consultant
2019
RisCura
Cape Town
Specialist consulting services to the RisCura CEO & CIO
Professor of Practice
2019
Johannesburg Business School (JBS)
Johannesburg
Appointed as Professor of Practice (August 2019) of the JBS, the Business School of the University of Johannesburg (UJ)
Acting CIO
2018 & 2019
Novare Investments (NI)
Cape Town
Provided consulting services to NI, until appointment as the acting CIO in May 2018. The contract terminated in March 2019, when the NI CEO resigned
Consultant
2017
STANLIB
Johannesburg
Consulted to STANLIB on various investment aspects relating to their asset management business
Consultant
2017
Bayakha Investment Partners
Johannesburg
Provided advice and consulting services to a new BEE asset manager focused on the Infrastructure and Renewable Energy space
Founder
2017
GS Investment Services (Pty) Ltd
Johannesburg
GSIS is the consulting firm that I established in 2017. It is focussed on the broader Financial Services sector in SA, Africa and abroad.
Industries covered: Asset management; Asset consulting; Wealth management; Stock broking; Pensions etc
Assignments included: Strategy work (corporate; investments), outsourced-CIO, independent expert advise, ESG, global manager searches and more
Consultant
2016
MCBIM
Mauritius
Consulted to the investment management arm of the MCB group, the largest Mauritian bank, on MCBIM structure and offshore growth opportunities
Consultant
2016
SIGMA Pensions
Nigeria
Consulted to ACTIS on investment aspects relating to their Pension Fund Administration (PFA) business in Nigeria
Trustee
2015
JHGC
Johannesburg
Appointed as a trustee of the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre (JHGC), a non-profit, educational organization involved in teaching about the consequences of prejudice in all its forms.
Consultant
2016
Sasfin Wealth
Johannesburg
Consulted to Sasfin Wealth on both institutionalization and globalising their business
Multi Management
1999 - 2015
Investment Solutions (IS)
now Alexander Forbes Investments, Johannesburg
Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of IS, the largest multi-manager in South Africa, with overall responsibility for the investment team, process and outcome. One of the longest-serving CIO’s in SA
Asset Management
1995 - 1999
Rand Merchant Bank AM
Now Momentum Asset Management; Aluwani Capital Partners - Johannesburg
Senior portfolio manager, head of the consumer team (equity research), and co-manager of the RMB Consumer unit trust
Memberships
1995
Member of CFA
Asset Management
1992 - 1995
Liberty Asset Management
Now STANLIB - Johannesburg
Senior manager – investments. Equity research of SA listed on consumer stocks
HalfWay There, co-authored in 2014, covers each of the five BRICS in detail. It introduces five unique lenses for understanding complex countries, contrasts the five countries, and proposes a ‘Big Five’, in terms of key lessons for South Africa, that apply to all emerging markets as well
Insights Section
Presentations
The post Covid-19 world
Presentations
Africa: Past, Present and Future
Presentations
BRICS Presentation
Articles
Business Day: C-19 economic impact
Articles
Covid-19: A global reset
Covid-19: A global reset with a generational impact The local and global economic outlook is bleak, yet the same may not be true for markets.…
Articles
Plan for Hedge Fund turnaround
Hedge funds in South Africa account for less than 1% of the total assets managed and have experienced a beating of late, with significant outflows…
Services
Investment professional
Many years of experience in asset management and capital markets enable me to assist with most aspects of the investment business, including – defining, assessing and improving investment philosophy and process, people management, organizational structure, SWOT analyses, and more
Consultant
I provide consulting services to the broader asset management, investment and financial services-related industries and businesses
Multi-manager
I have expert skills in fund manager assessment, selection and monitoring, portfolio construction and evaluation. I have worked in the industry for many years, with exposure to many of the leading players, both locally and globally. This expertise can be leveraged on behalf of clients, as required
Author and Presenter
I present regularly on multiple investment-related topics. These topics would include on the BRICS, as per our book, HalfWay There”, Sustainability, Financial Repression and other.
BRICS expert
I have lived and worked in an emerging market all my life, and researched many of them, including the BRICS and Africa. I am broadly networked within these markets. This expertise and network can be leveraged on behalf of clients, as required
Market commentator and media personality
I comment regularly in the media, and am available to assist with media coverage, and investment or BRICS-related presentations, conferences, panel discussions and more