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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...

Insights categories - ESG

Navigating valuations and values since 1973

By Raine Adams and Nicole Hamman on 16 Nov 2023

Reading time: 15 mins

ESG analysts Raine Adams and Nicole Hamman describe what responsible investing means to us, and demonstrate how we use a strategy of environmental, social an...

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Can long-term investors afford to invest without considering ESG?

By Nshalati Hlungwane on 12 Jul 2023

Listening time: 50 mins

In conversation with Nshalati Hlungwane, a manager in the Institutional Clients team, ESG analyst Raine Adams and governance analyst Nicole Hamman separate t...

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Our approach to responsible investing

By Raine Adams on 28 Jul 2022

Reading time: 7 mins

We are navigating an increasingly complex world in the wake of the pandemic and in the shadow of the Russia-Ukraine war. This brings to the forefront the...

Insights categories - ESG

Our latest Stewardship and Business Sustainability Reports

By Raine Adams on 15 Jun 2021

Reading time: 7 mins

Companies have positive and negative environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts and forming a holistic view based on these is far more complicated, a...

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Executive remuneration: Skin in the game

By Pieter Koornhof on 17 Oct 2018

Reading time: 9 mins

At Allan Gray, we think carefully about the executive remuneration policies of companies in which we invest our clients’ capital. Why is this a worthwhile...

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How to be a responsible investor

By Raine Adams on 19 Apr 2018

Reading time: 7 mins

Responsible investing has become a front-page issue in the last year as companies, investors and asset managers have had to respond to a number of ethical an...

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Allan Gray condemns Net1 CEO severance payment

By Andrew Lapping on 31 May 2017

Reading time: 1 min

Allan Gray notes with outrage the financial settlement claimed by Serge Belamant upon his retirement as CEO of Net1.  We are very surprised that Mr Belamant...

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Net1 announces Serge Belamant’s retirement

By Andrew Lapping on 25 May 2017

Reading time: 1 min

Net1 has announced that Serge Belamant will retire as chief executive officer (CEO) and director of the company at the end of this month and Herman Kotzé,...

Insights categories - ESG

Net1: Do the right thing

By Andrew Lapping on 17 Mar 2017

Reading time: 3 mins

We are very concerned about the situation surrounding Net1 – both the immediate need to ensure that 17 million beneficiaries receive their payments on time a...

Insights categories - ESG

Clarifying our position on Net1

By Rob Dower on 09 Mar 2017

Reading time: 6 mins

There has been a lot of press coverage on Net1, the parent company of the current social grants payment provider Cash Paymaster Services (CPS), much of which...

Insights categories - ESG

Ownership responsibilities: Focus on remuneration policy

By on 27 Jul 2016

Reading time: 1 min

As we discuss in detail in our Policy on ownership responsibilities, we believe that a company’s remuneration policy should aim to attract and retain compete...

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