Allan Gray

Est. 1973
1,001-5,000 employees Financial Services

About Allan Gray

We are Africa’s largest privately-owned and independent investment management company. We are focused on generating long-term wealth for our clients who include individuals, retirement funds, insurers, trusts, companies and foundations. They invest through our focused range of unit trusts, retirement products and life insurance investment pools or in segregated portfolios.

Our employees are our most important differentiator; we invest in them for the long term. We have over 1 200 employees spread across our Cape Town headquarters, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban offices. We also have offices in Windhoek, Namibia, and Gaborone, Botswana.

Allan Gray Proprietary Limited is an authorised financial services provider.

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Changing Regulation 28: A solution looking for a problem
  • 25 Sep 2026

"South Africa's investment shortfall does not stem from a lack of domestic capital, but from weak public-sector governance"

By Allan Gray In Emerging Markets, Industry, Equities, Sustainability
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Turn intention into lasting certainty through your will
  • 10 Sep 2026

Akhona Matshoba outlines key considerations for drafting, reviewing or updating a will to ensure wishes are properly documented.

By Allan Gray
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New tools, old habits: Investing in the age of AI
  • 06 Aug 2026

In the latest episode of The Allan Gray Podcast, Allan Gray Institutional Clients manager Horacia Naidoo-McCarthy is joined by Simon Skinner, director and he...

By Allan Gray In Thematic / Megatrends
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Developed market government borrowing costs are at a 20-year flashpoint
  • 23 Jul 2026

Developed market bonds are trading near their yield highs, or price lows, last seen 15 to 20 years ago. While inflation is partly to blame, another factor is...

By Allan Gray In Fixed Income, Macro, Equities
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Long-term investing in a short-term world
  • 23 Jul 2026

A long-term mindset is essential to successful investing, but staying invested through difficult periods is not always easy. Investors do not only experience...

By Allan Gray
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Managing risk in bullish markets
  • 23 Jul 2026

At Allan Gray, we base investment decisions on our assessment of the long-term economics of each underlying business and the risk of permanent capital loss....

By Allan Gray
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Orbis Global Cautious: A disciplined approach to risk and return
  • 23 Jul 2026

Carefully balancing risk and return has become increasingly important in an investment environment marked by volatility and uncertainty. Mark Dunley-Owen fro...

By Allan Gray In Sustainability, Portfolio Construction
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What you own in this crazy world
  • 23 Jul 2026

Behind every share price is a real business, employing people, serving customers and owning brands, products and assets that many of us encounter in our dail...

By Allan Gray In Macro
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Your retirement, your choices: Making sense of the options
  • 23 Jul 2026

While individual goals differ when it comes to investing for retirement, the core objectives remain the same: to accumulate sufficient assets during one’s...

By Allan Gray In Wealth Practice
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