Tom Barlow

Group Commercial Director

Tom has more than 25 years’ experience in financial services, having worked for numerous investment management businesses over this time. He graduated with a BCom degree majoring in Economics from the University of Cape Town and is a CFA charter holder.

Tom has managed and advised on investments on behalf of retirement funds, private equity funds, corporates, family offices and private individuals. As a director in Sable International’s Explore and Wealth division, he helps individuals and families chart their route to global citizenship.

If he is not riding his mountain bike, running marathons, or competing in Ironman, Tom can be found with his nose buried in a book.

The art of planning for a global citizenship

by Tom Barlow | May 12, 2022

It’s often thought that planning stifles creativity. We explore how the opposite is true and how planning can not only turn your dreams into r...

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Moving abroad? Let the experts help you plan for it

by Tom Barlow | Feb 25, 2022

Sable International’s Export Report will guide you through your options of moving via immigration, studying abroad or business migration.

Thinking of moving abroad? Don’t let fear be your guide

by Tom Barlow | Feb 23, 2022

It’s best to make life changing decisions from a place of rationality, armed with facts. Sable International’s Explore Report gives you an in-...

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Choosing the right advice to follow: How to select a trusted adviser

by Tom Barlow | Jan 21, 2022

We often choose to believe that successful people achieve their successes through their own hard work and talent. But the truth is that everyo...

Decisions, decisions – how to make the big ones

by Tom Barlow | Dec 1, 2021

Humans make hundreds of decisions every day, but once in a while we come upon a particularly important, even life-altering, decision where the...