Allan Gray Quarterly Commentary

2010 Q1 Comments from the Chief Operating Officer

In a recent GrayIssue, our monthly electronic newsletter, we noted that a significant portion of the Allan Gray Equity Fund's outperformance came from...

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2010 Q1

Insights category - companies

Why Sasol is our preferred resource share

By Andrew Lapping on 31 Mar 2010

Reading time: 8 mins

Sasol's share price has fared poorly over the past year compared to the 28% appreciation of the FTSE/JSE All Share Index (ALSI). Going forward, Sasol will be...

Insights category - companies

Sanlam justifies heavy weighting

By Ruan Stander on 31 Mar 2010

Reading time: 7 mins

The recent financial crisis was a stark reminder of the impact that management has on the wellbeing of a financial services business. With complex products a...

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Launch of the Allan Gray-Orbis Global Optimal Fund of Funds

By Richard Carter on 31 Mar 2010

Reading time: 8 mins

Allan Gray introduced its third rand-denominated offshore fund on 1 March 2010 bringing the total number of unit trusts to nine. The Allan Gray-Orbis Global...

Insights categories - Personal investing

The role of financial advice in helping you become a better long-term investor

By Jeanette Marais on 31 Mar 2010

Reading time: 8 mins

In the Quarterly Commentary 3 of 2008, Richard Carter explained the difference between fund and investor returns. He outlined both our role at Allan Gray and...

Insights categories - Personal investing

Capital Gains Tax and how it affects unit trust investors

By Rob Formby on 31 Mar 2010

Reading time: 8 mins

At Allan Gray, we focus on managing your investments. We acknowledge that there are important aspects of investing - such as tax on your investments - that a...

Insights categories - Investment insights

The role dividends play in generating returns

By Chris du Toit on 31 Mar 2010

Reading time: 6 mins

In the previous edition of the Quarterly Commentary, Richard Carter and Roenica Botha demonstrated the importance of reinvesting income distributions from un...

Insights categories - Retirement

Retirement fund reform - still debated

By Christo Terblanche on 31 Mar 2010

Reading time: 7 mins

In previous articles covering retirement fund reform, we have shared our views on some of the choices being debated between stakeholders (see Quarterly...

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