Gert van Wyk is the Chief Investment Officer, responsible for portfolio construction, investment research, risk oversight, and the ongoing management of the firm’s investment solutions. He is an investment and financial advisory professional with 20 years of experience across institutional markets and regulated advice environments, spanning trading, hedge funds, portfolio construction, and building regulated investment operations. He holds an MCom in Financial Risk Management, which underpins his disciplined, risk-aware approach across market cycles.

Gert is known for a calm, structured way of working - turning market complexity into clear, well-governed portfolios. He starts with the mandate and the outcome the client needs, builds an opportunity set through research and valuation, and then constructs portfolios by sizing risk deliberately and diversifying across true drivers of return. He continuously monitors exposures such as concentration, liquidity and downside risk, and he reviews and rebalances portfolios as conditions change to keep them aligned to objectives and risk budgets.

At the core of his approach is clarity and discipline: taking risk seriously, avoiding hidden fragility, and aiming for consistent, risk-managed outcomes - especially when markets are under pressure.