South Africa Private Wealth Roadshow

Cape Town and Johannesburg
20-24 October 2025
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20-24 October 2025
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Connect with us at our South Africa family office roadshow in Cape Town and Johannesburg to discover what Guernsey has to offer in this key market.

Our specialist delegation includes Guernsey Finance’s South African representative Grant McLeod and Rupert Pleasant, CEO of Guernsey Finance, alongside experts from Guernsey’s private wealth sector, Ray Tully at Orbitus, Neil Hoolahan at Grant Thornton. The team will be hosting a series of meetings and networking events throughout the roadshow.

In addition, STEP dinners are being arranged in collaboration with Clermont Trust on the 21st  and 23rd October. If you’ll be in the area and would like to join one of the dinners, please contact Grant McLeod with your RSVP details - we’d be delighted to have you with us.

Guernsey’s breadth and depth of products and services offer family offices multiple options for sophisticated financial planning and professional asset management. Guernsey practitioners provide expert advice and support to establish family office services with robust corporate governance at their heart. The island also boasts a long history of financing philanthropy and the transition to net zero, allowing clients to fully explore how their wealth can be used for a positive impact in the world.  

Connect with Guernsey’s providers at our roadshow to hear about what makes Guernsey a globally recognised leader in private wealth, family office management and structuring. 

If you have any queries on this event, please contact Grant McLeod

Code of Conduct at Events

Guernsey Finance is committed to bringing members together in a professional environment to collaborate and network. We have established this code of conduct as a framework and a guide to expectations, providing guidelines to participants and ensuring that all participants understand what behaviour is expected and what behaviour will not be tolerated at a Guernsey Finance event.

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Speaker

Neil Hoolahan

Tax Partner, Grant Thornton

Neil is a Tax Partner in the Grant Thornton, Channel Islands tax team, specialising in Offshore Trust and Company tax advisory and compliance services. He was named Citywealth Future Leaders - Accountant of the Year in 2018 and a Citywealth Top 100 Global Tax Professional of 2023. 

Neil currently advises clients on the implications of the proposed changes to the taxation of non-domiciliaries and what impact these changes will have on trust structures in the Channel Islands. Neil also leads our tax information exchange service line and has a deep understanding of the US FATCA and OECD Common Reporting Standard.

Speaker

Ray Tully

Head of Strategy and Growth Orbitus Group

Ray Tully joined Jupiter as Head of Strategy and Growth in May 2024. He began his career in banking, spending 20 years with AIB in Dublin before moving to Guernsey in 1996 to take up a Commercial Assistant Manager role with RBSI. At RBSI, Ray managed loan portfolios in the property and investment sectors and was part of the Business Development team.

In 2006, Ray transitioned to the fiduciary sector, joining Praxis Group in Guernsey as Head of Marketing and Business Development. There, he played a key role in expanding the group's international presence from 1 to 16 offices. Notably, he helped the funds business grow into a sector leader, which was later sold to Sanne Group Plc for over £50 million in 2021. 

Ray also served as a credit consultant to Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund for over five years while at International Fund Management Ltd, a Praxis Group company. He later became Managing Director of Praxis Corporate Finance Ltd, providing debt solutions to the group's clients. In his final two years at Praxis, Ray was Group Head of Growth, a member of the Executive Committee (EXCO), and part of the Investment Committee. In 2023, Ray successfully set up the Praxis Dublin office. He now brings his extensive experience to Orbitus Group, drawn by its 30-year track record and established foundations in Funds, Trust, Corporate, and Pensions.