Profil
Mr. Louis van der Merwe is a Chief Investment Officer at Maru Asset Managers (Pty) Ltd. and a Non-Executive Director & Founder at Truffle Asset Management (Pty) Ltd.
Mr. van der Merwe joined RMB in 1988 after graduating.
He started trading in the fledgling equity derivatives markets and found his niche in arbitrage and structuring activities in the equity market.
He then headed up the equities division of RMB until 2002, where he was responsible for the proprietary trading, structuring, stockbroking, commodities, scrip lending, and futures clearing activities.
During this time, he served on the RMB Board, as well as on the Exco of the JSE and SAFEX.
He then left RMB in 2002 to take up the position of CEO of RMB Asset Management, one of the largest asset managers in South Africa, managing assets in excess of R200 billion at the time.
Postes actifs de Louis van der Merwe
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Maru Asset Managers (Pty) Ltd.
Maru Asset Managers (Pty) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Maru blends active management using bottom-up company specific fundamental analysis to extract alpha from the large-cap securities and passive management by weighting the remaining securities relative to the index, constantly remaining sector neutral. The firm aims to generate alpha by consistently outperforming the clients’ selected benchmark. They maintain index like risk parameters with low dispersion around the benchmark, at relatively low cost. Maru takes a long-term view (three years or more) on their investment decisions based on sound fundamental research on listed stocks. | Fondateur | 01/06/2013 |
Truffle Asset Management (Pty) Ltd.
Truffle Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Truffle invests in a range of fixed income securities including corporate and government bonds and money market instruments that pay regular interest. Other investments may include units of other South African funds and offshore investments as legislation permits. | Fondateur | 01/01/2008 |
Anciens postes connus de Louis van der Merwe
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
Truffle Asset Management (Pty) Ltd.
Truffle Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Truffle invests in a range of fixed income securities including corporate and government bonds and money market instruments that pay regular interest. Other investments may include units of other South African funds and offshore investments as legislation permits. | Fondateur | 01/01/2013 |
RMB Asset Management Pty Ltd.
RMB Asset Management Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance RMB-AM is an active, style neutral investor and manages portfolios across asset classes. The firm engages in bottom-up stock-picking and bases investment decisions on proprietary research comprising fundamental analyses and the use of valuation techniques to assess companies. Black Economic Empowerment is a fundamental part of RMB-AM's business philosophy. | President | - |
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RMB Asset Management Pty Ltd.
RMB Asset Management Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance RMB-AM is an active, style neutral investor and manages portfolios across asset classes. The firm engages in bottom-up stock-picking and bases investment decisions on proprietary research comprising fundamental analyses and the use of valuation techniques to assess companies. Black Economic Empowerment is a fundamental part of RMB-AM's business philosophy. | Finance |
Truffle Asset Management (Pty) Ltd.
Truffle Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Truffle invests in a range of fixed income securities including corporate and government bonds and money market instruments that pay regular interest. Other investments may include units of other South African funds and offshore investments as legislation permits. | Finance |
Maru Asset Managers (Pty) Ltd.
Maru Asset Managers (Pty) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Maru blends active management using bottom-up company specific fundamental analysis to extract alpha from the large-cap securities and passive management by weighting the remaining securities relative to the index, constantly remaining sector neutral. The firm aims to generate alpha by consistently outperforming the clients’ selected benchmark. They maintain index like risk parameters with low dispersion around the benchmark, at relatively low cost. Maru takes a long-term view (three years or more) on their investment decisions based on sound fundamental research on listed stocks. | Finance |
















