Steph is a portfolio manager and director of SA Asset Management and holds a B.Sc. in Financial and Actuarial Mathematics. After earning a B.Sc. degree, he completed his postgraduate diploma in financial planning and is a Certified Financial Planner. He is also a proud Chartered Financial Analyst and has eight years of experience in the financial sector. He joined the SA Asset Management Team in 2019 in the Pretoria office.

Brendan matriculated from Rondebosch Boys High School in Cape Town in 1999. He went on to graduate as a commercial pilot and flight instructor at Delta Airlines Training Academy, Florida, USA. He started his investment career at ValuGro Capital which was rated as the top South African small asset management company of the year in 2008. Brendan completed his CFA during his time at ValuGro. This company was subsequently purchased by the listed Efficient Group Limited. After holding numerous positions, he was appointed as Chief Investment Officer of the combined businesses. Brendan oversaw the successful restructuring and growth of Efficient Select into an asset manager offering a broad range of products catering to both retail and institutional clients. During his tenure as CIO, the Efficient Select team won two prestigious Raging Bull awards for long term top performance. In 2017, Brendan left to found Sanford Bluedebosch Investments, a company which focuses on long-term capital growth. Brendan sits as a director and strategic advisor on several of the underlying companies’ boards. In addition to this, he is a Trustee of two South African NPO’s focusing on childhood education, something he is very passionate about.

Dr Azar Jammine is Director and Chief Economist of Econometrix. He has been in his current position since December 1985 and has established a significant profile in South Africa as an analyst and commentator on domestic and international economic affairs. Dr Jammine has conducted approximately 4000 presentations to leading client corporations and other institutions as well as at conferences dealing with the local and international economic environment. In this capacity he has been invited over the years by several corporations to serve as independent non-executive director. Dr Jammine is a member of the National Advisory Council on Innovation, a body of experts appointed by the Department of Science and Technology. Academically, Dr Jammine obtained a BSc (Hons) in Mathematical Statistics and a BA (Hons) in Economics at Wits, followed by an M.Sc in Economics from the LSE and a PhD at the London Business School.