Allan Gray Quarterly Commentary

2013 Q1 Comments from the Chief Operating Officer

South Africans save too little in general but we especially save too little for retirement. People who have no savings have to live only off the returns...

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2013 Q1

Insights category - companies

Buy OUTsurance

By Ruan Stander on 31 Mar 2013

Reading time: 6 mins

In capitalism it is most often the case that competitive advantages do not last. One only needs to think about the ongoing competition between cellphone...

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Investing offshore to reduce portfolio risk

By Seema Dala on 31 Mar 2013

Reading time: 8 mins

Five years on from the start of the Global Financial Crisis, as economic uncertainty continues across the world, investors remain sceptical about exposing...

Insights categories - Retirement

Retirement reform: How will the changes affect you?

By Richard Carter on 31 Mar 2013

Reading time: 7 mins

With a very small percentage of South Africans able to support themselves financially in retirement, Treasury has been taking a thorough look at retirement...

Insights categories - Retirement

Group retirement annuities bolstered by retirement reform

By Gerhard Klinger and Debbie Ryan on 31 Mar 2013

Reading time: 6 mins

You should not let the current uncertainty around retirement reform inhibit your willingness to save for your retirement; it is very difficult to make up for...

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