Rob Knox

Rob started his lengthy career at Old Mutual Pensions in Durban in October 1979 and rose in the ranks. In the early 1990’s he qualified as a Pensions Fellow of the Institute of Life and Pensions Advisors – (ILPA), now known as the Financial Planning Institute – (FPI).  In 1995, Rob left Old Mutual Employee Benefits to pursue his career as an Independent Retirement Fund Consultant, establishing his own consultancy practice, Rob Knox & Associates.  He merged RKA with Jacques Malan Consultants and Actuaries in 2005.  Rob eventually joined Simeka Consultants in 2013 to manage the consulting team who consulted to a range of retirement funds. He joined JBL Wealth Management in May 2021.

In addition, Rob has also been serving as an Independent Trustee, and then Principal Officer, to the Durban Chamber of Commerce & Industry Pension and Provident Umbrella Funds, an Independent Trustee to the Maxiflex Umbrella Provident Fund as well as the Fundwise Pension and Provident Funds, and is the current Principal Officer to the three Illovo Sugar Retirement Funds.

In his spare time, Rob is an avid Mountain Biker, and in his earlier years, could not imagine living without spending every spare moment surfing and competing with his now grown-up sons.

Rob credits his success in the Industry to the support of his wife Mary, who is also no slouch on a Mountain Bicycle