Isle of Man Indaba & SACC UK Network & Knowledge-Share

Welcome to the Isle of Man Indaba and SACC UK Network & Learn event!

Connect with fellow professionals with an interest in the exciting future facing South Africa under the Government of National Unity, share insights, and gain valuable knowledge. Whether you have clients looking to expand their wealth into or out of South Africa, the Isle of Man offers opportunities you might not have considered. Don't miss out on this opportunity to grow your connections and understanding of structures in the Isle of Man.

A panel of experts in taxation and capital raising will address key topics around SA and IOM tax, Isle of Man structures, investing internationally, capital raising and corporate banking, followed by a Q&A session and networking with representatives from Isle of Man companies, including Finance Isle of Man, Atla Group, Boston Multi Family Office, Farrand Global, Resilience Asset Management, ILS World, Capital International Bank, Brooks Macdonald, Appleby Global and Ramsey Crookall.

In the second part of this exclusive networking opportunity, the SA Chamber of Commerce UK presents an intimate opportunity to listen to Andrew Russell, leadership speaker, story-teller and author of 'The Leadership We Need: Lessons for Today from Nelson Mandela’.

Please select from three ticket types to book your space, either for both sessions, or for Session 1 or Session 2.

Hanneke specialises in private clients, South African tax law and trust litigation support, working domestically and internationally with both individuals and businesses. She has more than 25 years’ experience in this niche service, helping clients expand their international operations, grow their personal wealth, and plan for future generations.

Hanneke’s specialist experience has a niche in the South African market. Her practices have a unique combination of both trust and tax law. She also has notable strength in cross-border private wealth matters.

Hanneke’s practice includes, but is not limited to, advising on:

• emigration of individuals from South Africa and the expansion of businesses abroad;
• the establishment and ongoing maintenance of the appropriate structures in the relevant jurisdictions;
• cross-border transactions and disclosure requirements for individuals and families, with a specific focus on the various tax and exchange control implications;
• advice on the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), and the implications of the automatic exchange of information between jurisdictions;
• pension planning;
• trust litigation, including divorces and tax disputes; and
• regularisation of tax and exchange control affairs with revenue and reserve bank authorities, through voluntary disclosure programmes and negotiations.

Hanneke’s clients range from confidential high-net worth individuals and families, large local and international businesses, as well as trusts and foundations.

With an extensive network and over 30 years’ experience and expertise, the Farrand Group brings together a wealth of knowledge across the fiduciary, cross border tax, financial and commercial advice sectors.

Based in the Isle of Man and with strong links to South Africa, the Farrand Group is uniquely skilled and perfectly set up to assist South African enterprises with expansion and relocation into numerous attractive offshore jurisdictions and individuals with emigrating abroad.

Cobus co-founded Africa Merchant Capital in 2012. His professional experience includes investment, trade finance, corporate finance advisory, merchant banking, business consulting and auditing, as well as personal investing in Africa. Cobus qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in South Africa, spending the last 5 years of his time in the Global Risk Management Services division. Cobus also pursued a successful professional rugby career, representing South Africa and playing professionally for 14 years in both the Southern and Northern hemisphere. Cobus holds a B.Comm (Hons) degree from the University of Stellenbosch.

The Africa Merchant Capital Group is a privately owned boutique merchant bank, providing investment, corporate finance advisory and asset finance solutions for mid-market businesses active in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Mid-market transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa is typically transaction sizes of US$10-100 million.

AMC draws on the multidisciplinary experience and skills of the AMC Group to invest in assets that match a long term hold strategy. We typically invest in late stage development infrastructure assets primarily in the telecoms, logistics and energy space, by partnering with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs.

Robin has over 20 years of financial services and fiduciary experience in both the Isle of Man and the United Kingdom. Robin’s experience includes lead business development and relationship management roles at PwC, Clyde & Co, Shieldpay and Capita.

Capital International Group was founded in 1996 by Peter and Anthony Long, a father-son team with the single-minded mission of providing the best possible service to clients. For more than two decades Capital has been unwavering in our commitment to that goal, evolving and investing in the business to help clients achieve their financial objectives.

Capital International Bank is a unique, entirely digital corporate bank that can help corporates looking to set up an Isle of Man bank account.

Andrew Russell, born in Cape Town in 1964, grew up as a white South African under apartheid. He attended Bishops College and the University of Cape Town, completing a B.Comm, a postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Management, and a High School Teaching Diploma. After two years of compulsory National Service, Andrew taught for eight years before launching his tourism business in 1997. He founded Cape Africa Tours and the sports charity sport4kids. In 2018, he became the business manager for Christo Brand, Nelson Mandela’s former Pr*son guard. Andrew also edited the updated 2022 edition of Brand's book, *Doing Life with Mandela*.

In these current times of global strife and uncertainty, we need role models we can turn to for inspiration, guidance, and genuine leadership. Now more than ever, we need to take stock and push the default setting button. The default setting for global leadership in modern times is Nelson Mandela. He is the leader we need.
Mandela was a unique leader: the simple rural boy who selflessly endured what he did in life to become, in the end, a reluctant president. In the book Conversations with Myself, he said, ‘My installation as the first democratically elected President of the Republic of South Africa was imposed on me much against my own advice.’
Now, more than ever before, we need to remind ourselves of what qualities he possessed, and how we can learn from his example and become better people and leaders ourselves.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Simmons & Simmons, 1 Ropemaker Street, London, United Kingdom