Profile
Mr. Hlelo Giyose is Chief Investment Officer at First Avenue Investment Management (Pty) Ltd. He founded First Avenue in 2010.
He has worked in the investment management industry for more than 20 years in various roles that span both the investment research and portfolio management functions.
His experience at analysing a variety of sectors in the market including industrials, financials, and resources created a strong foundation for his role as a Portfolio Manager.
Mr. Giyose has worked for STANLIB, the IDC, Investec Asset Management, and HSBC (USA).
Most recently, at STANLIB and the IDC, Lo headed up core investment propositions and served in senior management roles.
He also gained valuable exposure to corporate governance and strategic decision making when serving as a director on the board of various IDC-held investments.
He holds a BSc.
Business Administration (Double major in Economics and Finance) from University of New Hampshire, NH (USA) and a MSc.
Investment Management from Cass Business School, London (UK).
Lo Giyose active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
First Avenue Investment Management (Pty) Ltd.
First Avenue Investment Management (Pty) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance First Avenue Investment Management is a long-only equity manager which aims to generate consistent and fundamentally safer returns than both the market and competition. The firm invests exclusively in high quality companies with a superior ability to compound their intrinsic value. Their portfolio has low fundamental risk and low turnover rate. | Chief Executive Officer | 2010-08-31 |
Former positions of Lo Giyose
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
STANLIB Asset Management (Pty) Ltd.
STANLIB Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance SAM offers a depth of expertise across investment disciplines – from absolute return and fixed income to listed property, balanced, equity and alternatives; spanning active and passive management, single and multi-manager offerings. | Head-Equity Investments | 2009-12-31 |
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| Private companies | 2 |
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STANLIB Asset Management (Pty) Ltd.
STANLIB Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance SAM offers a depth of expertise across investment disciplines – from absolute return and fixed income to listed property, balanced, equity and alternatives; spanning active and passive management, single and multi-manager offerings. | Finance |
First Avenue Investment Management (Pty) Ltd.
First Avenue Investment Management (Pty) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance First Avenue Investment Management is a long-only equity manager which aims to generate consistent and fundamentally safer returns than both the market and competition. The firm invests exclusively in high quality companies with a superior ability to compound their intrinsic value. Their portfolio has low fundamental risk and low turnover rate. | Finance |
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