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Unveiling the layers of executive remuneration in mining companies

By Nicole Hamman on 08 Aug 2024

Reading time: 12 mins

As active managers who seek to understand businesses, we take a keen interest in how companies are governed and the impact they have on society.

Insights categories - Local investing

2024: What will the election year hold?

By Duncan Artus on 30 Jan 2024

Viewing time: 7 mins

From macroeconomic decisions to political outcomes, markets – and sentiment – can be temporarily influenced by various external factors. If 2023 will be...

Insights categories - Investment insights

Personal reflections on what makes a great asset manager over the long term

By Duncan Artus on 16 Nov 2023

Reading time: 12 mins

Given that we are in our 50th year of existence, Duncan Artus, who has been working at Allan Gray for over 22 years, reflects on what he believes makes a gre...

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2023 Q3 Comments from our chair

By Ian Liddle on 16 Nov 2023

Reading time: 6 mins

Daimler-Benz introduced the Mercedes-Benz S-Class to South Africa in 1973 – the same year that an ambitious 35-year-old with a Harvard MBA and eight years of...

Insights categories - Local investing

Equities matter – even for a cautious investor

By Martine Damonse on 04 May 2023

Reading time: 11 mins

In recent years, we have witnessed investors on our platform moving their assets away from low-equity funds to funds that have little to no equity exposure...

Insights categories - Local investing

Was 2022 a secular turning point and if so, what does it mean for the years ahead?

By Duncan Artus on 26 Jan 2023

Viewing time: 12 Mins

In his first investment update of 2023, Duncan Artus discusses the current investment context and how it differs from the past, shares a review of 2022 and...

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Orbis: The three stages of recent performance explained

By John Christy on 11 Oct 2021

Reading time: 11 mins

The past quarter has been painful. After an encouraging start to the year, the performance of our offshore partner, Orbis, has been impeded by its exposure t...

Insights categories - Local investing

Balanced Fund: Perspectives and positioning

By Tim Acker on 10 Feb 2021

Viewing time: 45 mins

In a recent webinar, Portfolio Manager Tim Acker discussed the investment environment and looked at how the Allan Gray Balanced Fund is positioned to take...

Insights categories - Local investing

Balanced Fund: Optionality, the most unappreciated asset

By Tim Acker on 10 Feb 2021

Reading time: 5 mins

One of the most unappreciated assets in a portfolio is optionality – the ability to take advantage of market disparity and to move between and within asset...

Insights categories - Local investing

The Stable Fund at 20

By Sean Munsie on 16 Oct 2020

Reading time: 10 mins

With an allocation to assets such as equities being key to long-term growth, even for more conservative investors, we believe the Allan Gray Stable Fund...

Insights categories - Local investing

Prospects look promising

By Stephan Bernard and Radhesen Naidoo on 12 Oct 2020

Reading time: 8 mins

Disappointing short-term performance has had a dampening effect on longer-term numbers. Looking at similar periods in our history provides useful context and...

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Orbis: Resilience and enthusiasm at a time of uncertainty

By Matthew Spencer on 25 May 2020

Reading time: 7 mins

In a presentation to advisers and clients via Zoom webinar, Matthew Spencer, from our offshore partner Orbis, discusses the disappointing recent performance ...

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Orbis: Contrarian investing in an unconventional environment

By Jonathan Brodie on 30 Oct 2019

Reading time: 9 mins

Orbis has been going through a period of painful underperformance. Jonathan Brodie reminds investors what Orbis is trying to achieve, examines performance ov...

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Orbis: Is value investing dead?

By Brett Moshal and Michael Heap on 28 Oct 2019

Reading time: 13 mins

Over multiple decades, the traditional value approach of buying cheap stocks has worked remarkably well. Over the last decade, it hasn’t, leading an...

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Q&A: Understanding Orbis’ performance and potential

By Duncan Artus and Edward Blain on 28 Oct 2019

Reading time: 11 mins

Market breadth has been very narrow offshore, with few winners and many losers. Among the losers have been emerging markets and select cyclicals. At the same...

Insights categories - Investment insights

A matter of index

By Tebogo Bore on 07 Aug 2019

Reading time: 4 mins

When evaluating an investment, performance is often top of mind for would-be investors. The next consideration should be how well the investment stacks up...

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Orbis: enthusiasm for the portfolio

By Ben Preston on 29 Jul 2019

Reading time: 8 mins

Contrarian investing is a strange profession. When things are going well, you can look like a magician – earning extraordinary returns while others flounder....

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Changes to Orbis’ fee structure – good news for investors

By Tamryn Lamb on 27 Jun 2019

Reading time: 7 mins

Allan Gray’s offshore partner Orbis is introducing a new fee structure for African investors.

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Orbis: Perspectives on the portfolio

By Matthew Spencer on 14 Jun 2019

Reading time: 15 mins

Matthew Spencer, from our Offshore partner Orbis, explains what has driven Orbis’ recent performance, while also sharing some research about performance tren...

Insights categories - Local investing

Stable Fund: Are we meeting our objectives?

By Stephan Bernard and Radhesen Naidoo on 29 Apr 2019

Reading time: 11 mins

The investment environment over the last few years has been particularly challenging, causing the Stable Fund’s return to be more volatile than it has been...

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Orbis: Can you be patient and excited at the same time?

By Radhesen Naidoo on 05 Apr 2019

Reading time: 6 mins

As contrarian investors who invest differently, periods of underperformance are part of the investment cycle and, while disappointing, they can offer...

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Orbis: Key detractors from recent performance

By Radhesen Naidoo on 08 Mar 2019

Reading time: 5 mins

Periods of underperformance are stressful and disappointing, and while they are an expected part of the investment cycle for us as a contrarian manager, we...

Insights categories - Local investing

The dash for cash

By Duncan Artus and Nathan Wridgway on 28 Feb 2019

Reading time: 4 mins

The end of the calendar year often leads to reflection on how one’s investments have performed. Many savers are questioning the wisdom of investing in South...

Insights categories - Local investing

The upside of down markets

By Andrew Lapping on 11 Jan 2019

Reading time: 7 mins

2018 was not a good year for investors with price declines in many asset classes. The FTSE/JSE All Share Index (ALSI) fell 8.5% in 2018, or 21% when measured...

Insights categories - Local investing

Understanding recent performance

By Andrew Lapping on 07 Dec 2018

Reading time: 6 mins

2018 was a difficult year for investors with most asset classes falling in price. The prices of all assets are volatile; the only asset to seemingly lack...

Insights categories - Investment insights

Skilled Investing: Separating the wheat from the chaff

By Vuyo Nogantshi on 17 Oct 2018

Reading time: 7 mins

The difference between skilled and lucky investment managers is that over extended periods, skill should prevail in delivering good investment outcomes, whil...

Insights categories - Personal investing

How to review your investments

By Wanita Isaacs on 31 Dec 2015

Reading time: 6 mins

When last did you perform a financial health check by reviewing your investments? It's important to occasionally take stock to assess whether or not you are ...

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