Tim Acker

Tim joined Allan Gray as an equity analyst in 2013 after working in academia and completing his articles. He was appointed as a portfolio manager in 2020 and manages a portion of the equity, balanced and stable portfolios. Tim holds a Master of Accounting degree, specialising in Taxation, from Stellenbosch University. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a CFA® charterholder.

Articles by Tim Acker

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Beyond the US: Separating the signals from the noise

By Tim Acker on 19 Nov 2024

Listening time: 50:20

The US has dominated global news flow in the wake of the presidential election, and market-moving headlines continue to present the temptation to act on...

Insights categories - Personal investing

Five lessons for investing in uncertain times

By Tim Acker and Morgan Housel on 04 Apr 2024

Reading time: 7 mins

“As humans we are not good at predicting what is next, regardless of what anyone tells us. In the absence of a crystal ball, we can focus on what we can...

Insights categories - Local investing

Local investment update: Balancing caution and optimism

By Tim Acker on 26 Sep 2023

Reading time: 7 mins

In recent years, South Africa’s numerous, well-known economic challenges have fuelled declining investor sentiment and led many to doubt the local market’s...

Insights categories - Local investing

Why South Africa is still attractive for investors

By Tim Acker on 04 May 2023

Listening time: 50 mins

In conversation with portfolio manager Tim Acker, investment analysts Siphesihle Zwane and Jithen Pillay discuss the impact of the major local challenges on...

Insights categories - Local investing

Do local banks offer value in an inflationary world?

By Tim Acker on 08 Dec 2022

Listening time: 48 mins

In the current period of high global inflation and slowing economic activity, how will the local banking sector fare? Are there still long-term opportunities...

Insights categories - Local investing

Do local banks offer value in an inflationary world?

By Tim Acker on 08 Dec 2022

Listening time: 48 mins

In the current period of high global inflation and slowing economic activity, how will the local banking sector fare? Are there still long-term opportunities...

Insights category - companies

What has gone wrong with Naspers?

By Tim Acker on 26 Apr 2022

Reading time: 12 mins

For many years, Naspers was the star performer of the South African stock market. The onset of COVID-19 drove the Naspers and Tencent share prices to new...

Insights categories - Markets and economy

Q&A: Perspectives and positioning for 2022

By Tim Acker on 17 Feb 2022

Viewing time: 1 min

Amid a rising inflationary environment and ongoing uncertainty, many investors are struggling to take a long-term view. During the recent Allan Gray webinar,...

Insights categories - Local investing

Interrogating the opportunity in South Africa

By Tim Acker on 17 Feb 2022

Viewing time: 1 min

Market dislocations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic have presented attractive opportunities for investors. The JSE is a good case in point. Presenting...

Insights categories - Local investing

Interrogating the opportunity in South Africa

By Tim Acker on 17 Feb 2022

Viewing time: 1 min

Market dislocations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic have presented attractive opportunities for investors. The JSE is a good case in point. Presenting...

Insights categories - Local investing

Investment update: Is it time to reduce SA share exposure?

By Tim Acker on 09 Jul 2021

Viewing time: 1 min

The FTSE/JSE All Share Index (ALSI) is now significantly higher than it was before the pandemic – 21% up from the start of 2020. Is this a sign that it is ti...

Insights category - companies

Understanding the Naspers-Prosus transaction

By Tim Acker on 17 Jun 2021

Reading time: 3 mins

Naspers and Prosus have announced a transaction that changes the group’s financial structure. They hope this will reduce the large discount at which Naspers...

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

Do South African banks offer value in a COVID-19 battered world?

By Tim Acker on 09 Jun 2020

Reading time: 6 mins

As South African banks re-evaluate their models to deal with the potential implications of the coronavirus pandemic and take proactive steps to minimise the...

Insights categories - Markets and economy

Platinum can move the needle on the economic growth SA so desperately needs

By Tim Acker on 07 Feb 2020

Reading time: 2 mins

Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) are proving to be market darlings: In the last 12 months platinum prices have soared by 30%, palladium prices have doubled, and...

Insights categories - Local investing

Structural challenges to business models

By Duncan Artus and Tim Acker on 15 Jun 2018

Reading time: 4 mins

At the core of our investment philosophy we look for companies we believe are priced below our estimate of their true worth and sell them when they reach fai...

Insights category - companies

Platinum and palladium: Low-risk opportunities

By Tim Acker on 31 Mar 2015

Reading time: 7 mins

Investing in platinum or palladium directly is taking a view that the prices of these commodities will increase. Tim Acker explains why we currently prefer...

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