{"id":858696,"date":"2026-04-29T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=858696"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:41:12","slug":"business-talk-psg-head-of-securities-wendy-myers-discusses-market-volatility-and-building-a-resilient-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/858696\/business-talk-psg-head-of-securities-wendy-myers-discusses-market-volatility-and-building-a-resilient-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Talk \u2013 PSG Head of Securities Wendy Myers discusses market volatility and building a resilient portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Wendy Myers discusses how South African investors must build their portfolios to last in an increasingly uncertain world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myers is PSG\u2019s Head of Securities and a veteran of the investment and finance industries with over two decades of experience working at top companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This began at Rand Merchant Bank in 2004, where she served as a Global Finance Business Partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following this, she held two CCO positions: first at FNB Wealth and Investments, and second at FNB Stockbroking and Portfolio Management for Ashburton Investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myers is also a member of the South African Institute of Stockbrokers, a title she has held since 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across all these positions, Myers has accumulated experience and honed her skills \u2013 leading to her success as the Head of Securities at PSG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myers holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The interview<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Business Talk interview, Myers outlines how offshore markets have performed since the 2008 financial crisis and reveals the strategies that allowed investors to perform well during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myers then explains how portfolio building strategies have evolved to generate stronger performance in the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also notes why it is no longer advisable to make predictions based on how older energy markets have historically performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myers concludes the interview by offering her advice to investors who are building their portfolios amid turbulent global markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the full interview with Wendy Myers below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Business Talk \u2013 Wendy Myers on navigating market volatility and building a resilient portfolio\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PCcFzc7eyNg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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