Owning the market

there is admittedly a certain pressure around being the first of anything in life. As in the case of Helena Conradie, CEO of Satrix being at the helm of an investment management house that debuted South Africa’s very first exchange-traded fund (ETF) back in November 2000.

There is the pressure to either stay at the top of the game or to maintain the status quo, that is, to remain in operation.

Despite that, there is not an iota of remnants of such pressure on Conradie. She exudes nonchalance from decades of industry experience, fervour in the strong culture of innovation at the asset manager and some concern over investor education, most especially considering the Gamestop short squeeze and the pressure on short-sellers.

Not quite there yet

Having R130bn under management (as of April 2021), Satrix has made headway from