Business Talk – Everest Wealth CEO Thys van Zyl on the future of South African markets

In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Everest Wealth CEO Thys van Zyl discusses how the socio-economic state of South Africa has impacted local markets.

Van Zyl is passionate about private equity and alternative investments, and has built a strong reputation as one of South Africa’s top financial minds.

He has played a key role in South Africa’s investment industry for the past decade and under his guidance, Everest Wealth has grown into a leading private investment and wealth management company.

This is thanks to van Zyl’s approach to local and international investments: investors should never act out of fear, but rather on facts.

The interview

In this Business Talk interview, van Zyl discusses the role Everest Wealth plays in the South African investment industry.

He then talks about the state of the industry and explains how the Government of National Unity has affected local markets.

Van Zyl highlights the importance of the Department of Trade and Industry in growing South Africa’s economy, and provides his outlook on South African financial markets moving forward.

He also covers how the recent lack of load-shedding has impacted local markets, as well as what he predicts the future holds in this regard.

Van Zyl concludes the interview by discussing how Everest Wealth takes a unique approach to investing that allows South Africans to mitigate traditional market volatility.

Watch the full interview with Thys van Zyl below.