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Review of ABSA Select Equity
6 Nov 2017
Following the departure of Errol Shear from ABSA earlier this year, we placed the ABSA Select Equity Fund “Under Review”.  It was previously rated a Tier 2 fund.  Errol was at the core of the ABSA business for many years including a number of years as Chief Investment Officer.&...
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Coronation Fee & Benchmark Changes
1 Nov 2017
Fees: Coronation have announced changes to the fees charged on their Balanced Defensive and Capital Plus funds to simplify the fee structure and align the methodology with that of their flagship multi-asset offering Balanced Plus. Both funds charged a 1% (1.4% for retail, all fees quoted ex-vat) f...
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New fund rated: Investec Global Multi-Asset Income Fund
19 Oct 2017
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New fund rated: Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund
17 Oct 2017
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New fund rated: Absa Balanced Fund
12 Oct 2017
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New fund rated: Absa Managed Fund
11 Oct 2017
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Marriott Team Update
2 Oct 2017
Marriott have initiated several team changes since the tragic passing of their CEO, Simon Pearse earlier in the year. Neil Nothard, formerly the Chief Operating Officer has taken over the reigns as CEO (he has been acting CEO since Simon’s passing), and Duggan Matthews’ title has been r...
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New fund rated: Bridge Stable Growth
2 Oct 2017
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New fund rated: Reitway BCI Global Property
28 Sep 2017
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New rating for Bridge Managed Growth Fund
26 Sep 2017
We have recently covered the domestic range of Bridge funds (Managed Growth, Stable Growth and Equity Income Growth).  Their process is quite unique in the local market and they have been very active putting forward a strong message on how their 'Payers and Growers' process is suitable for inve...
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