Prieur du Plessis has 27 years' experience in professional investment research and portfolio management. More than 1,400 of his articles on investment-related topics have been published in various regular newspaper, journal and Internet columns. He has also published a book, Financial ... more
Prieur du Plessis has 27 years' experience in professional investment research and portfolio management. More than 1,400 of his articles on investment-related topics have been published in various regular newspaper, journal and Internet columns. He has also published a book, Financial Basics: Investment.
Prieur is chairman and principal shareholder of South African-based Plexus Asset Management, which he founded in 1995. The group conducts investment management, investment consulting, private equity and real estate activities in South Africa and other countries.
Plexus is the South African partner of John Mauldin, author of the Thoughts from the Frontline e-letter, and also has an exclusive licensing agreement with California-based Research Affiliates for managing and distributing its enhanced Fundamental Index methodology in the Pan-African area.
Prieur is professor extraordinaire at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, teaching investment management. He also serves as Honorary Consul of Slovenia for South Africa, actively developing economic, cultural and scientific relations between Slovenia and South Africa.
Prieur lives by the words “living to run, running to live”. This motto manifests itself directly in his management style and keen participation in long-distance running, as well as Plexus’s sponsorship of the annual Plexus Races (marathon, half-marathon and 8km). The primary goal of these events is to raise funds for a number of charities, especially Proud Partners – an organisation formed by Plexus in co-operation with Prieur’s wife, Isabel Verwey (former TV producer and presenter), which uplifts previously disadvantaged communities through the provision of musical instruments and tuition to a large number of schools.
Prieur is 55 years old and lives with his wife and two children in Stellenbosch, Cape Town. In addition to running, his recreational activities include reading, travelling, motor cycling and scripophily.
ACWI | iShares MSCI ACWI Index Fund |
BLK | BlackRock Inc. |
BX | The Blackstone Group L.P. |
CDCAQ | CDC CORP CL-A |
CEW | WISDOMTREE TR DRYFS EMRG |
CIT | CIT Group Inc. |
CYB | WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan Fund |
DIA | SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average |
EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index |
EMB | iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund |
EWJ | iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund |
EWP | iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund |
EZA | iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund |
FNMA | Fannie Mae |
FXI | iShares China Large-Cap |
GDX | Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF |
GLD | SPDR Gold Trust ETF |
GOLD | Barrick Gold Corporation |
GS | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. |
IEF | iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund |
IYF | iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Sector Index Fund |
IYR | iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund |
PCY | PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio |
QQQ | PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 |
REMX | VanEck Vectors Rare Earths/Strategic Metals ETF |
RSX | MARKET VECTORS RUS ETF |
Trustee | |
Professional Provident Society Holdings Trust | |
July 2013 - Present (7 years 9 months) | |
Trustee of Professional Provident Society (PPS) Holdings Trust. |
Deputy Chairman | |
Institute of Directors in Southern Africa | |
July 2013 - Present (7 years 9 months) |
Member of University Council | |
University of Stellenbosch | |
April 2012 - Present (9 years) | |
Chairman of Audit and Risk Committee Member of Investment Committee |
Non-executive Chairman | |
Grindrod Asset Management | |
June 2012 - Present (8 years 10 months) |
President | |
University of Stellenbosch Business School Alumni Association | |
March 2012 - Present (9 years 1 month) |
Professor Extraordinaire | |
University of Stellenbosch Business School | |
January 2011 - Present (10 years 3 months) |
Chairman | |
Plexus Holdings | |
January 2011 - Present (10 years 3 months) | |
I am Chairman of Plexus Holdings, responsible for overseeing strategic investments in Grindrod Asset Management, Plexus Wealth, Atlantic Asset Management and others. |
Honorary Consul General for South Africa | |
Slovenia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
February 2009 - Present (12 years 3 months) | |
In addition to my normal consular tasks, I am actively involved in expanding links between South Africa and Slovenia in the fields of business, tourism, culture, sport and education. |
INSEAD | |
IDP (International Directors Programme) | |
2013 / 2013 | |
University of Stellenbosch Business School | |
DBA, Doctorate in Business Administration | |
1983 / 1984 | |
University of Stellenbosch Business School | |
B.Hons. (B&A), Cum Laude | |
1980 / 1981 | |
University of Cape Town | |
B.Sc. (Quantity Surveying) | |
1974 / 1979 | |
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