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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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Prudential and Prescient facing changes over the coming year
6 May 2016
Prudential Prudential announced yesterday that Marc Beckenstrater, their Chief Investment Officer (CIO), will be leaving in early 2017 to join M&G Investments in London (Prudential’s parent company and majority shareholder).  Despite the strength of the broader Prudential investment ...
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New fund Rated: Nedgroup Investments Global Cautious Fund
20 Apr 2016
Click on the links provided to view the rating reports for the Nedgroup Global Cautious fund and the Nedgroup Global Cautious Feeder Fund.
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New Fund Rated: Dodge & Cox Global Stock
24 Mar 2016
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Update to the Investec Global Strategic Managed Fund rating
9 Feb 2016
We have recently completed a full review of this fund, having first covered it in early 2013.  While the basic elements of the fund remain the same, the team and process have evolved and we now have better visibility of what they are trying to achieve, and how they go about it.  The fund r...
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New Fund Rated: SIM Inflation Plus
4 Feb 2016
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New Fund Rated: REZCO Stable Fund
26 Jan 2016
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Ratings changes to Allan Gray Australia funds
26 Jan 2016
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Update on Coronation Fund Managers
20 Jan 2016
We have received a number of queries from clients in recent weeks regarding Coronation. These questions stem from a combination of a falling share price, negative press (mainly around their remuneration structure), and their relatively poor recent investment performance on certain flagship funds. Th...
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New Fund Rated: REZCO Equity Fund
12 Jan 2016
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Rating Orbis Global Balanced
14 Dec 2015
We have recently finalised our rating of the Orbis Global Balanced fund.  As with a number of other global multi-asset funds we have covered recently the complexity of multi-asset investing means a significant commitment of time for both our team and the fund manager in question.  This fun...
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