30 June 2021
INVESTING
PSG celebrates unity, top advisers and offices
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SG held its annual conference in May. This year’s event was entirely virtual, and although the special atmosphere at Sun City, where the event is usually hosted, is difficult to replicate online, there can be little doubt that a digital conference also brings some unique advantages. PSG used the opportunity to include more staff attendees and had greater access to high-profile international speakers due to the reduced travel (and time) demand. The 2021 theme was Unity in Opportunity, highlighting what is possible when we work hard together. Some key highlights of this year’s conference included US economist at the Brookings Institution and former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, Dr Ben Bernanke, who shared his insights on global economics. Other speakers included Irish economist David McWilliams, futurist Graeme Codrington, Caroline da Silva (formerly from the FSCA), and agripreneur Mbali Nwoko, who shared how to properly manage a growing farm. The session also featured a panel discussion by international fund managers, hosted by broadcasting personality Bronwyn Nielsen. The digital format also allowed for more product provider participation, sharing thoughts, trends and triumphs with both the Wealth and Insure adviser networks. The conference marked a great year for PSG overall.
Marius Kruger
Nerine Brink
“The 2021 theme was Unity in Opportunity, highlighting what is possible when we work hard together” Surviving and thriving “It has always amazed me what we can achieve – against all the odds – when we work together, and this year has been no different. Had I told you last year that PSG would be stronger, better and smarter in a year’s time, you would have thought we were being naively optimistic. However, a year on, that is exactly what we have seen,” remarked Francois Gouws, PSG Konsult CEO who opened the conference this year. PSG is immensely proud of its top advisers and offices, and all that has been possible despite the constraints of living during a pandemic. PSG’s annual awards recognise advisers’ successes PSG typically awards its winners at the annual conference gala evening in the Superbowl at Sun City, but this has not been possible for the last two years due to the pandemic. However, the firm invested great effort in ensuring this year’s digital event was memorable to nominees, award recipients and spectators. PSG is pleased to announce that 420 financial advisers are part of its Millionaires club, as they have each generated over R1m gross revenue in the past financial year. Their Gold club qualifiers are the financial advisers with more than R5m in gross revenue over the past financial year, which has grown to 74 advisers.
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Johan Borcherds
Struan Campbell
There are 58 advisers who have qualified in the Platinum club, who have achieved over R10m in gross revenue over the past financial year. PSG is immensely proud of their achievements despite the challenging business conditions we have seen over the past year.
The awards are given to top performing offices and individual advisers in various categories.
PSG’s top offices and advisers for the 2020/2021 year PSG’s annual awards encourage healthy competition among its network, and this year sees several winners receiving an award for the first time, along with some repeat nominees and winners, proving PSG’s strength and resilience. While profitability plays a role in the award selection, the extent to which advisers embrace the trusted PSG processes and live its values are also key considerations.
The winners are... Office of the year: PSG Wealth Silver Lakes & George Central take the title. Marius Kruger (pictured) accepted this first time win for the office. Employee Benefits Office of the year: Route21 Employee Benefits secures another win. Nerine Brink from the office is pictured. Wealth Manager of the year: Johan Borcherds from PSG Wealth Pretoria East (pictured) wins this highly competitive award.
