WealthUp’s annual client gathering 2025
LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Allan Gray offices, 1 Silo Square, V&A Waterfront
17:30 – Welcome Drinks & Canapés · Keynote Sessions to follow
This year, WealthUp invites you to an evening of inspiration, connection, and conversation.
Join us as we explore Life is an Adventure - a theme that reminds us that the journeys we take, both personal and financial, are as important as the destinations we reach.
You’ll hear from remarkable adventurers and thinkers who’ve learned to navigate challenge and change with courage, curiosity, and clarity.
Event Programme
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Allan Gray offices, 1 Silo Square, V&A Waterfront
17:30 Welcome drinks & canapés
18:15 Opening address – Marius Fenwick on How to Make Retirement Your Biggest Adventure
18:30 Guest Speaker – Thalia Petousis with Market Updates
19:00 Keynote Speaker – Riaan Manser on Navigating the Adventures of Life
19:45 Closing remarks & conversation
Attendance is complimentary, but seats are limited. Please RSVP early to secure your spot.
Feel free to bring a friend along for the adventure!
After a career in the Mechanical Engineering field, followed by a stint in commerce, Marius joined the financial services industry in 1997. He obtained both his Post Graduate and Advanced Post Graduate Diplomas in financial planning, and he is an admitted Certified Financial Planner®. In 2024, he furthered his studies and acquired international accreditation as a Certified Professional Retirement Coach. Marius co-founded Wealthup with Louis van der Merwe in 2012. Marius lives by the theme of the evening, and he has embarked on many adventures in his life. He sees every challenge as a new adventure and every adventure as a new challenge.
Director (Co-founder) | CFP® | CPRC | Author
MARIUS FENWICK
Thalia joined Allan Gray as a fixed interest trader in 2015 and was appointed as a portfolio manager in 2019. She started her career in the South African fixed interest market in 2010. Thalia currently manages the money market portfolio, the bond portfolio, the Africa fixed interest portfolio, as well as portions of the balanced fixed interest portfolios. She holds a Master of Commerce degree in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Cape Town and is a CFA® charterholder.
Portfolio Manager | Allan Gray
THALIA PETOUSIS
Riaan Manser is a South African explorer, author, and motivational speaker whose extraordinary adventures have taken him to the far edges of endurance, geography and human potential. He first rose to international prominence when he became the first person to cycle the perimeter of Africa, riding over 37 000 km through 34 countries, alone and unaided. He has since achieved multiple “world-first” expeditions: circumnavigating Madagascar by kayak, kayaking around Iceland, and rowing unassisted from Africa to New York, among others.
Raised in Zululand and having faced early hardship (he has spoken about growing up with limited means and being raised by his grandparents), he attributes much of his resilience to those beginnings.
Over time he’s built his profile not only as an adventurer but as someone who translates those experiences into insights on leadership, perseverance, attitude and living beyond your comfort zone.
At this upcoming WealthUp client event, Riaan will bring his unique vantage: how to navigate extreme challenges, keep the big vision in view, adapt when the route changes, and finish what you start.
Speaker | Explorer | Author | Producer
RIAAN MANSER
Watch Riaan’s journey
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Attendance is complimentary, and you’re welcome to bring guests.