Allan Gray Quarterly Commentary

2014 Q3 Comments from the Chief Operating Officer

My early career and training was as a mechanical engineer. Engineers deal with uncertainty in design by applying a 'safety factor' to their sums: if...

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2014 Q3

Insights categories - Markets and economy

What's wrong with the South African economy

By Sandy McGregor on 30 Sep 2014

Reading time: 8 mins

After growing strongly for 10 years, since 2012 the South African economy has been stagnating, which prompts the question: What has gone wrong and how can th...

Insights category - companies

Changing the odds

By Duncan Artus on 30 Sep 2014

Reading time: 6 mins

Sun International, South Africa's second largest casino and resort operator, is undergoing significant change after a number of years of underperformance....

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Orbis funds: Finding the best long-term value for clients

By Seema Dala on 30 Sep 2014

Reading time: 8 mins

The Orbis Global Equity Fund will mark its 25th year at the end of December. In that time, Orbis has provided access to the same fundamental, contrarian,...

Insights categories - Offshore investing

The same contrarian approach from Cape Town to Canberra

By JD de Lange and LJ Collyer on 30 Sep 2014

Reading time: 7 mins

Being 'contrarian' is about culture and about behaviour, and the outcome is reflected in portfolios that are different from the market. LJ Collyer and JD de...

Insights categories - Personal investing

Your role in your investment success

By Wanita Isaacs on 30 Sep 2014

Reading time: 7 mins

For some time now we have been saying that across asset classes, prices are high. Many of you may be wondering whether or not you should be making changes to...

Insights categories - Personal investing

Understand the impact of inflation

By Thandi Ngwane on 30 Sep 2014

Reading time: 4 mins

There are different types of investment risks, some more obvious than others. One risk that people often forget about is the risk that their invested money...

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