NVFH 2020 Integrated Annual Report

Paying it
forward
Asisa Future IFA programme 2020
NFB Private Wealth Management participated for a third
consecutive year in the Asisa Future IFA Internship programme.
The programme is a year-long initiative providing high
potential, early career black individuals with the opportunity
to participate in a structured learning environment while
gaining hands on work experience in a financial advisory
business. This helps bridge the gap between theoretical
university-based knowledge and participation in the real
economy.
In the 2019/2020 financial year, NFB hosted a total of five
interns across our East London and Johannesburg offices.
In East London we welcomed Janet Oloya, Khanya
Dladla and Siphamandla Oliphant into the business whilst
Tumelo Magasha and Mabatho Maphalala joined our
Johannesburg office.
Left to right: Janet Oloya, Khanya Dladla and Siphamandla Oliphant
Over the last three financial years of supporting the
programme we have now seen eight interns progress through
the NFB hosting programme excluding the current intake.
William Higgs, Operations Director of NFB Private Wealth
Management is very supportive of the programme, saying:
“Our hosting programme has been hugely successful. This
year’s interns have fully immersed themselves in the business
and have fast-tracked their learning and performance. We
are pleased to report that at the end of the internship, we
retained three of the interns in a fulltime capacity and the
other two interns are still with NFB in a part time capacity.”
From Left to right: Reba
Makhudu, Mabatho Maphalala,
Dineo Botsi, Nndise Makhuvha,
Tumelo Magasha
NFB is the largest supporter of the Asisa Future IFA Internship
programme and as a result of this support, Asisa has been
able to expand the programme such that internships will also
be offered in Port Elizabeth and Durban along with Cape
Town, Johannesburg and East London.
Higgs further commented: “Given our national footprint with
focused business opportunities in the Eastern Cape, NFB has
contributed to the Asisa programme by requesting an intern
in the Port Elizabeth office for 2021. This has really brought
NFB’s national presence to the programme. Our very first
intern, Dineo Botsi, has also progressed in the business to a
level where she now forms part of the interviewing panel to
assess and select intern candidates. This further cements
what we are trying to achieve in equipping the interns
with the ability to help drive the business forward and for
previous years of interns to become the role models for
future generations. We look forward to their growth and
success during the year ahead.”
“We are pleased to
report that at the end
of the internship, we
retained three of the
interns in a fulltime
capacity and the
other two interns are
still with NFB in a part
time capacity.”
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NVest Financial Holdings Limited | INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2020