Isabel Zemura

Isabel holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) degree from Africa University, in addition to several courses in treasury management and leadership. She also holds a Management Development Certificate from Best Practice in conjunction with the University of Zimbabwe.
She has wide management experience having worked in the financial services sector for 10 years, starting off as trainee banker at Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe in 2001. Isabel joined FBC Bank in 2003 as a management trainee and was appointed treasury dealer at FBC Building Society in 2005. She was instrumental in the turnaround of FBC Building Society from a loss making position to a profitable position. She rose through the ranks to senior dealer until 2010. Isabel joined Alpha Asset Management in 2011 as fund manager.

Alpha Asset Management

ALPHA is a limited liability private company incorporated in Zimbabwe under registration number 1608/2003, and commenced asset management operations in 2003. As a consequence of regulatory changes, ALPHA was licensed to offer investment advisory and portfolio management services by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (“RBZ”) in 2004. ALPHA is licensed in terms of the Asset Management Act, [Chapter 24:26] and Collective Investment Schemes Act, [Chapter 24:19]. We operate from 4 Bath Road, Belgravia, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Since its birth, ALPHA remains a towering participant in the local capital markets, a beacon of excellence and always leading the way in developing new products for our ever evolving markets. Some call it innovation but we call it championing the cause. In the many economic challenges of our time, we have always been privileged to find opportunities for our clients. Our changing appearances never shock our treasured values and principles.

The founding shareholders birthed ALPHA when the economy had started heating up, when planning was constrained by inflationary pressures and isolation from the international community was well underway. As the economic fundamentals increasingly became complex to dissect and the capacity to develop effective management solutions was severely challenged. ALPHA remained one of the few towering figures of the industry. The period 2005 -2008 was a storm only the elite of sea captains could survive. ALPHA survived.

In 2009, the dollarisation of the economy created a new operating environment that ushered a whole new experience. In 2010, the change of shareholder control and subsequently board composition retained the treasured values and principles that reinvigorated the passion for excellence. Although ALPHA is not a rated institution, it stands tall among its peers and competitors and is regarded highly by its growing community of clients.