Matthew Marais
Matthew Marais is responsible for Vertus Capital. After completing a business science honours (finance) degree at Cape Town University, Matthew worked for Accenture, before joining the Lombard Insurance Group as a portfolio manager. He subsequently joined Lombard Life Limited as the executive head of partnerships and new business development. It was here that Matthew became a founding director of BrightRock, a successful life insurance challenger brand in South Africa. Matthew has been focussed on debt and equity deals in the intermediary sector (financial advisers, insurance brokers and MGAs) for ten years. He is a certified financial planner (CFP®) and has practised as an active wealth and risk adviser in South Africa. Matthew is one of the founding directors of Vertus Capital Limited.