Our investment approach combines rigorous on-the-ground research and deep local insight with disciplined port- folio construction and robust risk management to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns over time.
Laurium offers long-only and hedge fund solutions investing in South Africa, across the African continent and internationally.
Our comprehensive range of unit trusts spans the risk spectrum and is available on most leading LISP platforms. Laurium’s client base is well diversified, including high net worth individuals, institutional investors and retail clients. We work closely with advisers and platforms to ensure our solutions are accessible, clearly positioned and aligned to clients’ objectives across different market environments.
The Team
Our experienced, highly skilled team is passionate about investing and committed to exceeding our clients’ expectations. The investment team comprises 23 investment professionals, with an average of over 17 years’ industry experience, the majority of whom are CAs or CFA charterholders.
They are supported by a 12-strong operations team that is responsible for oversight and reconciliations, with outsourced administrators and other core operational functions. In addition, our business development and client service team of 10 professionals is dedicated to delivering prompt, high-quality service to our broad client base across South Africa and offshore markets.
Our Investment Philosophy
At the core of our process is bottom-up fundamental research, where we invest in businesses trading at meaningful discounts to our assessment of intrinsic value, based on through-the-cycle cash flows and earnings. We apply a disciplined valuation framework and focus on identifying the key drivers that can unlock value over a multi-year horizon, while remaining mindful of liquidity and position sizing.
We complement this with clear catalysts, strong balance sheets, high-quality management and detailed downside risk analysis. While bottom-up research drives our decisions, we maintain top-down awareness of economic cycles, market conditions and systemic risks, recognising uncertainty and emphasising portfolio flexibility.
We also seek to exploit short-term market inefficiencies arising from flows, behaviour, structural dynamics and corporate events. Across all strategies, robust risk management underpins our aim to deliver consistent, long-term, risk-adjusted outcomes.
A common thread runs through our process – the Laurium DNA – woven into our people, thinking and investment decisions. It is shaped by more than 17 years of navigating market cycles, with a consistent focus on protecting and growing our clients’ capital.
We value the trust our clients place in us, and our decisions are guided by discipline, accountability and long-term outcomes.
Contact information:
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- Name: Kim Zietsman
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- Telephone: 011 263 7715
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- Website: www.lauriumcapital.com
