Brian Pyle

Provides investment research

Merchant West Investments's search and investment framework allows to deliver risk-adjusted real returns across the asset class spectrum without taking out-sized risks on their clients’ behalf. They asses every security trading below its fair value against the broad macro environment to ensure that it remains attractive given the current circumstances and various factors at play in the market.

OMIGSA invests globally across asset classes, with a strong focus on the South African market. Their portfolios give clients exposure to listed equity and debt markets in South Africa, the rest of Africa, emerging markets and global developed markets. They have specialist expertise in sectors such as mining and resources, financials, industrials and real estate, as well as in small-caps. The firm's research for all boutiques is centralized and organized in teams specializing in equity, debt, macro economy, quantitative analysis, risk management and equity trading. They conduct a program of company visits and share research globally within the Old Mutual group.