Imvula Securities

Imvula is not enrichment but empowerment

Imvula Securities is a partnership between the Maharishi Institute (MI) and African Alliance Securities Trading an FSCA registered company. Imvula Securities, a level 2 BEE firm, is a South African stockbroker trading for both local and international institutional clients in equities on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

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Imvula, is the first of its kind in Africa and possibly the world. A commercial stock broking firm based in a University helping to fund the University and an NGO. Imvula is the real reason Black Economic Empowerment was established in South Africa with proceeds having tangible real life results in funding Black students and the University. The owners of African Alliance are proud to partner with the Maharishi Institute to create Imvula to help groom and grow future leaders and professionals in South African financial markets.
Imvula Securities is based at the Maharishi Institute in Johannesburg, Imvula, a level 2 BEE firm is a best execution stock broker which supports the Maharishi Institute through profits made. Being based at the Maharishi Institute also allows the business to train students in operations, trading and compliance at a live stock broker enabling students to leave University with real practical experience.

As Nelson Mandela said ”Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” we at Imvula are happy to do our part in changing the world.

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Focus of IMVULA Securities

Black-Owned

Providing a focused JSE broker, with the ability to trade for Institutional clients both local and foreign based.
To train students from the MI Financial Markets Academy with the goal of having them prepared, and job ready with real world work experience. Graduates will be directly able to look for work in the marketplace with the experience they have gained.
Creating a sustainable place for people to learn and grow into many roles within a stockbroker and asset manager: settlement, compliance, front office and back office.

Benefit for all partners

Purchasing from black QSE or EME.

Client benefits

Purchasing from black EME
SD + ED +SUD +SED BEE opportunities
Imvula Securities can run all your Learnerships for unemployed learners in the financial markets space, including sourcing, training, hosting, qualifying, and graduating
Significant social impact – measurable results
Strong governance
Talent supply for buy side

Impact benefits

BEE ownership – fair market value paid in cash
One stop shop for BEE, high BEE level
Talent supply
The students will be speaking directly on a daily basis to possible employers. Not only will Imvula Securities be giving work experience and training to the students, but the students will be talking to actual possible employers in the future. So when they graduate they will already know people in multiple South African asset managers to connect with.

Maharishi institute Impact

Now we need to scale…

19073

Graduates

1,4

Combined salaries

41,9

Projected earnings

150000

Lives improved

MII Returns on Social Investment

True empowerment
8,000%+ social return on investment
Investing in people to close the inequality gap in SA
Empowering individuals to become self-sufficient
Changing lives, permanently

Student Cost

At a cost of R117 000 over 5 years combined MII will produce 1 employed graduate, who will…

Earn at least R10m more over career than if employed in unskilled position (8 547% SROI)
Teach at least 30 young men and women
Support up to 12-family members
Sponsor another student to attend MII within 5 years of being employed

Meet our team

Tubby Goodwin

Tubby Goodwin has 35 years of trading experience. He started out trading Krugerrands, futures and equities. Worked on the open outcry JSE floor till it closed. He spent 30 years at Investec where he was the Head of Trading. He considers himself fortunate to have had all the wonderful years in the market and at Investec with a very successful team. He is driven and very passionate about mentoring the next generation of stockbrokers. He is a rugby lover. Studied at WITS and was a SADF officer. He is a JSE stockbroker.

Tubby is joining Imvula Securities to follow his passion of mentoring and growing the next generation of market professionals.

Brenda Leshilo

Brenda has 10 years of work experience; she started her career in the Airline Industry in various divisions (i.e finance and treasury) of the company. She later joined a Stockbroking company where she started as an Equity Trader, then Equity Sales Trader for 6 years. She is currently at Imvula Securities as an Institutional Sales Trader (Equity). She holds Bcom Accounting degree, Advanced Diploma in Financial Markets, International Certificate in Wealth and Investment Management and she has all the necessary JSE Exams. She is currently completing her Postgrad Diploma in Investment Planning. She is eager to learn, enthusiastic and strives to build and grow her investment profession.

Brenda is joining Imvula Securities to follow her passion of mentoring and growing the next generation of market professionals.

Siphenathi Koos

Siphenathi Koos graduated from CIDA City Campus (original Maharishi Institute) with a Business Administration Degree majoring in Investments, and she has done RPE exams with SAIFM. She started her career in 2014 at Computershare working as a Settlement Officer and moved to Société Générale Securities Services, before joining Absa Investor Services as a Corporate Action Specialist in 2020. Her passion is in settlements, we are very happy to have her head our operations with 6 years of Settlement experience.

Siphe is joining Imvula Securities to follow her passion in settlements and in mentoring and growing the next generation of market professionals.