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We provide detailed institutional-quality global investment manager research and fund ratings. Based in South Africa and the UK,
all members of our manager research team have over ten years of investment experience.

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Sanlam acquires majority stake in Catalyst Fund Managers
12 Oct 2018
Catalyst Fund Managers announced that Sanlam Investments will be buying a 69% stake in the business. Johnathan Broll and Royden du Plooy, who helped seed the business back in 2001, will be selling their combined 59% stake, while founder and CIO Andre Stadler will reduce his shareholding from 32% to ...
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Kagiso Islamic Equity Fund upgraded to Tier 1
26 Sep 2018
We have recently concluded a full review of the Kagiso Asset Management suite of funds. We retained our existing ratings on all their funds with the exception of the Kagiso Islamic Equity Fund, which has been upgraded from a Tier 2 to a Tier 1. Since our initial rating on the funds in 2014, the bus...
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Investec listing of IAM
17 Sep 2018
Investec Limited announced last week Friday that they plan to spin-off the asset management segment of the group. This means that Investec Asset Management (IAM) will be publicly listed, and traded, as a separate entity on the London Stock exchange with a secondary listing in South Africa on the JSE...
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New Fund Ratings: Anchor Capital
14 Sep 2018
We have recently concluded a full review of the Anchor Capital suite of funds. Anchor is a relatively new business (founded 2012, listed 2014) and has expanded its footprint quickly to cover multiple lines of financial services. Early performance was exceptionally strong, and as a result client inte...
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VIDEO: Five principles to find the right investment manager
28 Aug 2018
At the recent Allan Gray Investment Summit, Rory Maguire the MD of our UK business identified five important principles to follow when selecting a unit trust fund. Below is a video of Rory at the conference explaining these principles.
New fund rated: PSG Global Flexible Sub-Fund
20 Aug 2018
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New fund rated: PSG Income Fund
8 Aug 2018
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New fund rated: PSG Diversified Income Fund
6 Aug 2018
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New fund rated: Dodge & Cox Global Bond
6 Aug 2018
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Fund Manager Updates
6 Aug 2018
Abax: Dylan Oelofse, who has been an integral part of the Abax fixed income team since 2015, has resigned. The team is responsible for managing the Nedgroup Flexible Income fund and for the fixed income portion of the Nedgroup Opportunity fund. His departure leaves a gap from a skillset and breadth...
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