{"id":873839,"date":"2026-09-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=873839"},"modified":"2026-09-04T11:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:01:32","slug":"business-talk-psgs-wendy-myers-on-how-to-begin-investing-offshore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/873839\/business-talk-psgs-wendy-myers-on-how-to-begin-investing-offshore\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Talk \u2013 PSG\u2019s Wendy Myers on how to begin investing offshore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Wendy Myers walks viewers through beginning their offshore investing journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myers is the Head of PSG Securities and has over two decades of experience working at top financial organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She first worked at Rand Merchant Bank as a Global Markets Finance Business Partner from 2004 to 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following this, she spent three years at Ashburton Investments as the Chief Operating Officer for FNB Stockbroking and Portfolio Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myers also spend over four years at FNB Wealth and Investments as its Chief Operating Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myers assumed her current position at PSG in 2021 and has spent the past five years ensuring that every PSG client enjoys world-class support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is also a member of the South African Institute of Stockbrokers and holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The interview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Business Talk interview, Myers reveals the first steps investors must take when investing offshore to diversify their portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These steps include how to approach investing in direct shares offshore, and how to set up an appropriate investment vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myers then talks about reviewing your risk profile, as well as doing the research necessary to decide on what to invest in first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also covers the mechanics of funding an account in one foreign currency but buying shares that settle in another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myers concludes the interview by sharing her personal learnings about investing offshore.<\/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 - Wendy Myers on how South Africans can invest offshore\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PVyi2alG_cw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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