GTC - Financial Advisory Services

Altertude - integrates employee benefits with personal financial planning. Our proprietary platform, Altertude, encompasses the full array of investment choices and products - furthering each clients’ holistic goal of ­financial freedom at a future point in time

GTC - originally established as Grant Thornton Capital in 1991, evolved out of Grant Thornton, the fifth largest audit and business cons

ultancy globally. GTC, having separated from the audit practice in 2015 due to global accounting regulations, is recognised as one of South Africa’s leading financial advisory businesses. GTC specialises in the areas of retirement fund solutions, healthcare consulting, private client wealth management, fiduciary services, short-term risk solutions and investment management, whilst providing access to other associated business areas within the financial servicing arena. Collectively the GTC group employs approximately 130 staff, located primarily in three major national centers. GTC operates a unit trust management company and is a licensed investment manager for both retirement funds and private clients. In accordance with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), GTC operates a FAIS Cat 2 license (No.731) and is a licensed Section 13B fund administrator. Assets under the management and administration of GTC, on behalf of clients, totals some R42 billion. GTC manages the affairs of over 100 000 retirement fund members - who participate in one or more of the retirement funds - involving some 350 employers, either through one of several GTC umbrella funds, or as members of a stand-alone fund. In addition, GTC consults to several thousand private clients in terms of their wealth management goals. GTC has consistently been recognised as industry leaders conducting best practice, consistently receiving several PMR awards over the years, culminating in the most recent 2020 PMR.africa Diamond Arrow Award. GTC continually aspires to being recognised in a crowded market place as a benchmark of best practice and innovative thinking. This objective is measured by ensuring that the interests of all of our clients are protected and placed at the core of all our decisions, business practices, company culture and ethics. GTC has established a strong reputation over its 23 year history, evolving from within an international audit and advisory business. The depth of GTC’s services, the quality of the staff, the uncompromising stance on integrity and professionalism and the easy accessibility to senior management and shareholders justifies the extraordinary client retention that GTC enjoys. The GTC group consists of:

GTC Holdings (Pty) Ltd
GTC (Pty) Ltd
GTC Management Company (Pty) Ltd
GTC Administrators (Pty) Ltd
GTC Employee Benefits Administration (Pty) Ltd
GTC Securities (Pty) Ltd
GTC Derivatives (Pty) Ltd
GTC Risk Solutions (Pty) Ltd

GTC Management Company is registered in terms of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act as a Unit Trust Management company. GTC is a licensed investment manager for both retirement funds and private clients in accordance with The Financial Services Board requirements. GTC Employee Benefits Administration is a retirement fund administration business. GTC Securities and GTC Derivatives are registered members of the JSE Securities Exchange, on the equities and derivatives markets respectively.