At the helm of Purple Wealth Advisory, Cobus applies over 28 years of dedicated international financial engineering experience, guiding South African corporates through the intricacies of international ownership structures and branches. His competencies lie in leveraging financial strategies and legal structures to navigate complex global investment markets effectively.
Cobus Kruger
Cobus has 28 years of experience in financial services, specialising in international investments since the 1996 relaxation of Exchange Controls in South Africa. He has held senior leadership roles, including Head of Discovery Invest International, CEO of Sanlam Global Investment Solutions, and Head of Product & Investments at Glacier International. His expertise spans product development, investment management, and legal structuring, with experience at Old Mutual International, New Star Asset Management, TriAlpha Investment Advisors, and the Stonehage Fleming Group.
Cobus holds a B.Com (Law), an MBA, and an Investment Management Certificate from the CFA Institute. He has completed executive programs in Artificial Intelligence (MIT) and Applied Data Science (Columbia University) and has been a STEP member since 2002. Additionally, he holds RE1 and RE5 certifications.
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South Africans continue to diversify their wealth beyond borders into developed markets. However, this in itself creates a myriad of other complexities, including an assessment of offshore jurisdictions, cross-border tax, and estate duty planning. The International Investment Symposium will bring …
Purple Wealth and Advisory director Cobus Kruger offers a few tips on expanding your services. By Eleanor Becker. It is undeniable that SA is fast losing skilled and affluent citizens to emigration – and this is a concern that is …
By Grant McLeod. South African institutions have a history of developing international investment policies in the form of endowments, stemming in part from an increasingly global client base. These are international insurance wrappers assisting policy holders with, amongst other things, …
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