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Thursday, 05 March

The Hawthorn Boutique Hotel

09:00 – 12:00
Speakers: Jacobus Lacock, Paul Crawford, Jacques du Plessis

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Featured speakers

Cor Booysen

Cor Booysen

Equity Portfolio Manager

Chantelle Baptiste

Chantelle Baptiste

Equity Portfolio Manager & Head of SA Equity Research

Cornelius Zeeman

Cornelius Zeeman

Equity Portfolio Manager

Clarissa van der Westhuyzen

Clarissa van der Westhuyzen

Equity Portfolio Manager

Jacobus Lacock

Jacobus Lacock

Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager & Macro Strategist

Paul Crawford

Paul Crawford

Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

Louis Antelme

Louis Antelme

Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

Jacques du Plessis

Jacques du Plessis

Multi-Strategy Analyst

Cor Booysen

Cor Booysen

Equity Portfolio Manager

2008

Started in the investment industry

2013

Joined Fairtree

Cor joined Fairtree in 2013 and is an Equity Portfolio Manager in the Investment team. He began his career in 1996 as an engineer at De Beers Group, before transitioning into consulting, where he worked from 2000 to 2008. During this time, he advised corporations in Johannesburg, New York and Sydney on strategy, operational optimisation and revenue enhancement. He held roles as a senior associate consultant at Bain & Company, followed by positions at Enhance Value Creation and Seabury Consulting……

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Fairtree SA Equity Prescient Fund Q1 2026 commentary

Equity

Fairtree SA Equity Prescient Fund Q1 2026 commentary

All markets remain in a state of flux as we move into the second quarter of the year, but within that uncertainty, we see genuine opportunity. The US dollar has continued to soften, and with the Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting cycle well underway, the environment remains broadly supportive for precious metals.

Chantelle Baptiste

Chantelle Baptiste

Equity Portfolio Manager & Head of SA Equity Research

2011

Started in the investment industry

2017

Joined Fairtree

Chantelle joined Fairtree in 2017 and is an Equity Portfolio Manager & Head of SA Equity Research in the Investment team. She began her career in 2006 at Deloitte, where she completed her articles. She then joined Barclays Africa, initially working in the Finance team before moving into Equity Research, where she served as a sell-side analyst covering South African banks and general financials. In 2016, she was ranked #2 in General Financials and #6 in SA Banks in the……

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Fairtree Outlook 2026 | SA Equity

Equity

Fairtree Outlook 2026 | SA Equity

As we look ahead to 2026, South African markets sit at the intersection of a gradually improving domestic backdrop and a still-uncertain global environment.

Cornelius Zeeman

Cornelius Zeeman

Equity Portfolio Manager

2014

Started in the investment industry

2015

Joined Fairtree

Cornelius joined Fairtree in 2015 as an Equity Analyst and is currently an Equity Portfolio Manager in the Investment team. He began his career in 2012 as a trainee accountant at Deloitte. Cornelius holds a Bachelor of Accounting degree from the University of Stellenbosch. He is also a Chartered Accountant (SA) and a CFA® charterholder.

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Global Equity Spotlight Episode 15

Equity

Global Equity Spotlight Episode 15

In Episode 15 of our Global Equity Spotlight series, Global Investment Specialist Karena Naidu is joined by Equity Portfolio Managers Cornelius Zeeman and Jacques Haasbroek to explore the factors driving these trends, how the changing composition of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has reshaped the emerging market landscape, and the implications for investors.

Clarissa van der Westhuyzen

Clarissa van der Westhuyzen

Equity Portfolio Manager

2004

Started in the investment industry

2017

Joined Fairtree

Clarissa joined Fairtree in 2017 and is an Equity Portfolio Manager in the Investment team. She began her career in 2000 as an audit clerk at KPMG, where she completed her articles. In 2004, she joined Allan Gray as an equity analyst, before moving to Citi in 2011 to work in Equity Sales. Clarissa holds a Bachelor of Business Science degree in Finance and a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting, both from the University of Cape Town. She is also a……

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Beyond the Balance Sheet

Beyond the Balance Sheet

The women of Fairtree share what balance means to them and how they invest in their well-being, careers and relationships. This video highlights their perspectives on building a meaningful, values-driven life and the support that helps them thrive.

Jacobus Lacock

Jacobus Lacock

Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager & Macro Strategist

2004

Started in the investment industry

2011

Joined Fairtree

Jacobus joined Fairtree in 2011 and is a Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager & Macro Strategist as well as a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager in the Investment team. Prior to joining Fairtree, he spent five years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in London, where he served as UK Head of Fixed Income and Currency Product Management. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree in Economics from the University of Stellenbosch and is a CFA® charterholder.

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Macro Pulse Episode 34

Market Insights

Macro Pulse Episode 34

In this episode, Jacobus discusses market resilience despite ongoing geopolitical conflict, the outcomes from Donald Trump’s visit to China, the status of talks between the United States and Iran, and why oil prices have not risen higher. He also focuses on recent US economic and inflation data, the outlook for South Africa’s monetary policy, and the impact of the recent Western Cape floods.

Paul Crawford

Paul Crawford

Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

1999

Started in the investment industry

2013

Joined Fairtree

Paul joined Fairtree in 2013 and is a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager in the Investment team. He began his career in 1992 at Eskom, where he worked in load research, power system protection, and the Cape distributor for five years. He then transitioned into financial services, working on Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank’s Interest Rate Products desk, specialising in trading and management of interest rate derivatives for two years. In 1999, he entered the asset management industry, first at Gryphon……

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Fairtree Global Flexible Income Plus Fund Q1 2026 commentary

Fixed Income

Fairtree Global Flexible Income Plus Fund Q1 2026 commentary

The Fund holds 46 instruments with 365 underlying obligors across a vast array of global and European sectors. By ensuring that each individual exposure is small, we ensure that the portfolio does not rely on the survival of any single borrower.

Louis Antelme

Louis Antelme

Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

1989

Started in the investment industry

2013

joined Fairtree

Louis joined Fairtree in 2013 and is a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager in the Investment team. He began his career in 1988 and has held a range of roles across the fixed income space, including fixed income trader at Standard Merchant Bank; proprietary trading roles at HSBC and Brait Merchant Bank; derivative broker at Tullett and Tokyo, South Africa; and fixed income and credit portfolio manager at RMB Asset Management. Louis is a CFA® charterholder

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Jacques du Plessis

Jacques du Plessis

Multi-Strategy Analyst

2017

Started in the investment industry

2017

Joined Fairtree

Jacques joined Fairtree in 2017 and is a Multi-Strategy Analyst in the Investment team. He initially joined the Investment team before moving to a support role in the Distribution team. After five years in various roles at Fairtree, he joined the Operational Real Estate team as an analyst, based in the UK. Upon his return to South Africa, Jacques joined the Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund team. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Investment Management from Stellenbosch University and an……

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