About Glenn Silverman
Over 30 years on-the-job experience in Asset Management, Investments, Multimanager and related (SA and global)
Investment Strategist
2021
RisCura
Johannesburg
Investment Strategist. Director (RisCura Invest). Chair of Investment Risk Oversight Committee. Member of Exco, GIC and various sub-committees
Member of GARC committee
2020
CFA Society South Africa
Johannesburg
Member of the Governance, Audit and Risk Committee (GARC)
Consultant
2020
Anchor Stockbrokers
Johannesburg
Consultant and strategic advisor. Thought leadership. Mentoring
Independent on the GIC & sub-committees
2020
RisCura
Johannesburg
Consultant. Independent member on the Global Investment Committee (GIC)
Consultant
2019
RisCura
Johannesburg
Specialist consulting services to the RisCura group
Professor of Practice
2019
Johannesburg Business School (JBS)
Johannesburg
Professor of Practice of the JBS, the business school of the University of Johannesburg
Acting CIO
2018 & 2019
Novare Investments (NI)
Cape Town
Consulting services, followed by appointment as the acting CIO from May 2018
Consultant
2017
Stanlib
Johannesburg
Consulting to Stanlib on various key investment aspects
Consultant
2017
Bayakha Investment Partners
Johannesburg
Start-up BEE asset manager: Infrastructure and Renewable Energy
Founder
2017
GS Investment Services (Pty) Ltd
Johannesburg
Established a consulting firm providing services to the broader financial services sectors in SA, Africa and offshore
Consultant
2016
MCBIM
Mauritius
Consulting to MCBIM, the investment management arm of the MCB (the largest Mauritian banking group)
Consultant
2016
SIGMA Pensions
Nigeria
Consulting to ACTIS on their Pension Fund Administration business in Nigeria
Trustee
2015
JHGC
Johannesburg
Trustee of the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre (JHGC). Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee (ARC)
Consultant
2016
Sasfin Wealth
Johannesburg
Consulting to Sasfin Wealth on institutionalizing and globalizing its business
Multi Management
1999 - 2015
Investment Solutions
(now Alexander Forbes Investments); Johannesburg
Chief Investment Officer of Investment Solutions, the largest multi-manager in South Africa, at the time
Asset Management
1995 - 1999
Rand Merchant Bank Asset Management (RMBAM)
(now Momentum AM / Aluwani Capital); Johannesburg
Senior portfolio manager, head of the consumer team (equity research). Co-manager of the RMB Consumer unit trust
Memberships
1995
Member of CFA
Asset Management
1992 - 1995
Liberty Asset Management (LIBAM)
Now STANLIB - Johannesburg
Senior manager – investments. Equity research of SA listed 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
Services
Investment professional
Over 30 years of experience in asset management and investment markets enables me to assist with most aspects of the investment business, including – strategy, investment philosophy and process, organizational structure, SWOT analyses, and more
Consultant
Provision of consulting services to the broader asset management, investment and financial services-related industries in SA and abroad
Multi-manager
I have many years of expertise in the assessment, selection and monitoring of asset managers (all asset classes), plus portfolio construction and overall evaluation. I possess a wide asset manager network, both locally and globally
Author and Presenter
I often present to large audiences on investment-related topics. These topics include: The BRICS, ESG & Sustainability, Financial Repression, Megatrends and other
BRICS expert
I have lived and worked in an emerging market (SA) for many years, and researched many EMs including all the BRICS, and some of the MINTS
ESG expert
I have been involved in the ESG / RI / Sustainability space for well over a decade. I am passionate about the topic, and have presented widely on it, both locally and globally. I interact on an ongoing basis with many leading asset managers and other experts on the subject
Insights Section
Presentations
ESG: The new (green) bubble?
Presentations
SA Macroeconomic environment
Presentations
The post Covid-19 world
Articles
GLENN SILVERMAN: Local managers more positive than expected on SA assets
A survey shows they are seen as cheap and with other tailwinds after several years of disappointing performance With all the bad press on SA…
Articles
Business Day: C-19 economic impact
Economy faces long-term infection from Coronavirus crisis
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.…