Allan Gray

since 1973
  • 1,001-5,000 employees
  • Financial Services

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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Gold in the age of fiscal dominance
  • 1 day ago

With government debt levels at historic highs and inflationary pressures lingering, fiscal dominance is reshaping the global monetary landscape. Central bank...

By Allan Gray In Commodities, Macro, Fixed Income, Industry
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Your final verdict: Protect your legacy with a valid will
  • 8 days ago

Although the law has provided guidelines for...

By Allan Gray
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South Africa’s 3% inflation target
  • 26 days ago

The South African Reserve Bank believes we must take advantage of the current lower levels of inflation and has announced that it will now interpret its...

By Allan Gray In Emerging Markets, Macro, Industry
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What the net replacement ratio reveals about retirement readiness
  • 28 days ago

Many employers set up retirement fund benefits to...

By Allan Gray In Wealth Practice
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Nintendo: more than a game maker
  • 1 month ago

Since its debut as a video console maker in 1983, Nintendo has been viewed as a cyclical company, subject to the unpredictable boom-bust rhythm of its hardwa...

By Allan Gray In Equities
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Allan Gray Stable Fund: Celebrating a quarter of a century
  • 1 month ago

The Allan Gray Stable Fund was launched in July 2000 and joins our two other flagship unit trusts to have crossed the quarter-century mark, the Allan Gray...

By Allan Gray
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Crouching tiger, hidden value
  • 1 month ago

From Jungle Oats at breakfast to Mrs Ball’s chutney in bobotie, Tiger Brands is ubiquitous in the lives of South Africans. Founded in 1921 as Tiger Oats, Tig...

By Allan Gray In Equities
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How to think about beneficiary nominations for your retirement funds
  • 1 month ago

Ian Barow, one of the trustees of the Allan Gray retirement funds, reminds members about the laws governing retirement fund death benefit payouts, and the...

By Allan Gray In Wealth Practice
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Orbis Global Equity: Discipline in the face of volatility
  • 1 month ago

The US market has long represented a safe haven for many investors, although the tide may finally be turning. Adam R. Karr, president and portfolio manager a...

By Allan Gray In Macro, Equities, Portfolio Construction
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