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Are we entering a global stockpicker’s paradise?

By Rory Kutisker-Jacobson on 02 Jun 2023

Listening time: 40 mins

In conversation with portfolio manager Rory Kutisker-Jacobson, Matthew Spencer from our offshore partner, Orbis, explains why the Investment team believes th...

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Memory: Industry cycles, not the business cycle

By Rob Perrone on 31 May 2023

Reading time: 7 mins

Rob Perrone, a member of the team of Investment Counsellors at our offshore partner, Orbis, explores the case for investing in the memory semiconductor...

Insights categories - Personal investing

How Namibian clients are taxed on their South African Allan Gray unit trust investments

By Carla Rossouw on 29 May 2023

Reading time: 7 mins

Investors living and registered for tax in Namibia, who invest in South African unit trusts, are taxed in South Africa on their South African-sourced interes...

Insights categories - Personal investing

How staying the course gives you the long-term edge

By Thandi Skade on 04 May 2023

Reading time: 8 mins

In a world where instant gratification is king, it can be hard not to get distracted by the lure of short-term gains. But taking a long-term view of your...

Insights categories - Local investing

Equities matter – even for a cautious investor

By Martine Damonse on 04 May 2023

Reading time: 11 mins

In recent years, we have witnessed investors on our platform moving their assets away from low-equity funds to funds that have little to no equity exposure...

Insights categories - Offshore investing

Orbis Global Balanced: Investing through the cycles

By Alec Cutler on 04 May 2023

Reading time: 11 mins

History seemingly often repeats itself, but it might be dangerous to assume that the investing landscape over the next 20 years will be similar to that of th...

Insights category - companies

Peering through the smoke

By Siphesihle Zwane and Varshan Maharaj on 04 May 2023

Reading time: 13 mins

A lot has changed in the tobacco industry in the last decade or so. Despite the changes in what used to be a stable industry, the attractive aspects of tobac...

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