Our Team and Business

The expertise behind your investments

Why choose our team?

Our management team brings together decades of experience across investment management, portfolio construction, actuarial science, operational leadership and financial services strategy. Collectively, they have led teams across both boutique and large financial institutions, giving them a balanced perspective on innovation, governance and scalability.
 

Your multidisciplinary investment team

Our broader investment team is a multidisciplinary group of portfolio specialists, analysts, researchers and client-facing experts who collectively drive the depth and rigour of our investment process. With experience spanning implemented portfolio solutions, collective investment schemes and balance sheet strategies, the team brings a powerful blend of market insight, quantitative skill and on-the-ground advisory understanding. They operate within a unified research engine, integrating research, asset-class analysis, risk assessment and portfolio construction into a single, disciplined framework.

Investing with us, you benefit from:

  • Objective guidance grounded in evidence, not product bias.
  • Access to a wide opportunity set, spanning local and global markets.
  • A partner committed to safeguarding and growing your wealth.
     

Our business

As an independent investment house, we operate with a single research engine and a disciplined investment process that puts clients first. This structure creates consistency across our Implemented Portfolio Solutions (IPS), Collective Investment Schemes (CIS – Unit Trusts) Fund Range and Balance Sheet Investments, each led by specialists with extensive industry experience. Independence gives you access to a wider opportunity set and ensures every recommendation is grounded in evidence, not product bias.

Transformation in action

We are also proud to contribute meaningfully to South Africa’s transformation agenda, operating as a Level 1 B-BBEE contributor with a team that is 80% female and brings over 100 years of combined experience to our clients.

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Investments and support services management team

Portrait of Chief Executive Officer, Shawn Smith


Shawn Smith


Chief Executive Officer

Portrait of Ashveena Teeluckdharry Khusial, Chief Investment Officer


Ashveena Teeluckdharry-Khusial


Chief Investment Officer

Portrait of Jessica Swart, Chief Operating Officer


Jessica Swart


Chief Operating Officer

Portrait of Shannon Zietsman, Head: Operations & Client Servicing


Shannon Zietsman


Head: Operations & Client Servicing

Portrait of Denay Valjee, Head: Distribution & Marketing


Denay Valjee


Head: Distribution & Marketing

Portrait of Conlias Mancuveni, Head: Implemented Portfolio Solutions


Conlias Mancuveni


Head: Implemented Portfolio Solutions

Portrait of Robert Hughes, Head: Balance Sheet Investments


Robert Hughes


Head: Balance Sheet Investments

Natilia Pillay hollard head of legal and compliance


Yolandi Evans


Chief Financial Officer

Our investments team

Name

Designation

Qualifications

Years with Hollard

Industry Experience (Years)

Ashveena Teeluckdharry-Khusial

Chief Investment Officer

BBusSC Hons (Actuarial), CFA, CAIA

10

18

Conlias Mancuveni

Head: Implemented Portfolio Solutions

BCom Hons (Actuarial), MSc (Fin Maths), MBA, FRM Dip Financial Planning (Australia)

10

18

Robert Hughes

Head: Balance Sheet Investments

BSc (Actuatrial) and Mathematical Statistics, AMASSA, CFA

16

16

Imelda Watkins

Head of Research

BCom (Economics), CAIA

Started at Hollard: 1 Feb 2025

22

Khanya Xhongo

Quantitative Analyst

BBusSc Hons (Actuarial), CFA Level 1 candidate

Started at Hollard: 1 Nov 2024

3

Arusha Harichund

Senior Investment Operations Analyst

BCom (Business Administration)

13

13

Nombulelo Matebese

Investment Analyst

BCom Accounting, CFA Level 1 candidate

5

5

Nomonde Netshivhambe

Quantitative Analyst

MSc Data Science, BCom Economics and Finance, (Hons), CFA Level 1 candidate

3

6

Nomndeni Ntuli

Investment Analyst

BCom Hons Information Systems

1

4

Remember Rambuda

Investment Operations Analyst

BCom Accounting Science

7

15

    Designation

    Ashveena Teeluckdharry-Khusial

    Chief Investment Officer

    Conlias Mancuveni

    Head: Implemented Portfolio Solutions

    Robert Hughes

    Head: Balance Sheet Investments

    Imelda Watkins

    Head of Research

    Khanya Xhongo

    Quantitative Analyst

    Arusha Harichund

    Senior Investment Operations Analyst

    Nombulelo Matebese

    Investment Analyst

    Nomonde Netshivhambe

    Quantitative Analyst

    Nomndeni Ntuli

    Investment Analyst

    Remember Rambuda

    Investment Operations Analyst

    Qualifications

    Ashveena Teeluckdharry-Khusial

    BBusSC Hons (Actuarial), CFA, CAIA

    Conlias Mancuveni

    BCom Hons (Actuarial), MSc (Fin Maths), MBA, FRM Dip Financial Planning (Australia)

    Robert Hughes

    BSc (Actuatrial) and Mathematical Statistics, AMASSA, CFA

    Imelda Watkins

    BCom (Economics), CAIA

    Khanya Xhongo

    BBusSc Hons (Actuarial), CFA Level 1 candidate

    Arusha Harichund

    BCom (Business Administration)

    Nombulelo Matebese

    BCom Accounting, CFA Level 1 candidate

    Nomonde Netshivhambe

    MSc Data Science, BCom Economics and Finance, (Hons), CFA Level 1 candidate

    Nomndeni Ntuli

    BCom Hons Information Systems

    Remember Rambuda

    BCom Accounting Science

    Years with Hollard

    Ashveena Teeluckdharry-Khusial

    10

    Conlias Mancuveni

    10

    Robert Hughes

    16

    Imelda Watkins

    Started at Hollard: 1 Feb 2025

    Khanya Xhongo

    Started at Hollard: 1 Nov 2024

    Arusha Harichund

    13

    Nombulelo Matebese

    5

    Nomonde Netshivhambe

    3

    Nomndeni Ntuli

    1

    Remember Rambuda

    7

    Industry Experience (Years)

    Ashveena Teeluckdharry-Khusial

    18

    Conlias Mancuveni

    18

    Robert Hughes

    16

    Imelda Watkins

    22

    Khanya Xhongo

    3

    Arusha Harichund

    13

    Nombulelo Matebese

    5

    Nomonde Netshivhambe

    6

    Nomndeni Ntuli

    4

    Remember Rambuda

    15

Investment propositions and research team

Implemented Portfolio Solutions (IPS)


Head: Conlias Mancuveni

Portrait of Senior Investment Manager, Conlias Mancuveni


Firm/Industry yrs: 10/18 yrs


Head: Implemented Portfolio Solutions


KI: Cat I and II

  • BCom (Hons) Actuarial Science
  • MSc Maths of Finance
  • MBA
  • Diploma in Financial Planning (Australia)
  • FRM

CIS Fund Range (CIS)


Head: Ashveena Teeluckdharry-Khusial

Portrait of Ashveena Teeluckdharry Khusial, Chief Investment Officer


Firm/Industry yrs: 10/18 yrs


Chief Investment Officer


KI: Cat II, Rep: Cat I

  • BBusSc Hons (Actuarial)
  • CFA
  • CAIA

Balance Sheet Investments (BSI)


Head: Robert Hughes

Portrait of Head: Portfolio, Robert Hughes


Firm/Industry yrs: 16/16 yrs


Head: Balance Sheet Investments

  • BSc Actuarial Science Mathematical Statistics
  • AMASSA = Associate Member of the Actuarial Society of SA
  • CFA

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Call us on 0860 202 202 or email
customercare@hollardinvestments.co.za