Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

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

Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

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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Are global investors dependent on great expectations?
  • 3 days ago

Global investors have been on a rollercoaster ride in the wake of President Trump’s announcement of an array of reciprocal tariffs which rocked global stock...

By Allan Gray Proprietary Limited In Macro, Equities
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The conflict between price and fundamentals
  • 21 days ago

President Trump’s announcement of a sweeping array of reciprocal tariffs on 2 April rocked stock markets globally and sent US shares tumbling. While “Liberat...

By Allan Gray Proprietary Limited In Equities, Macro
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How to evaluate umbrella funds
  • 26 days ago

Navigating the complex world of umbrella funds can be likened to steering a ship through choppy waters. Just like a ship’s captain relies on accurate weather...

By Allan Gray Proprietary Limited
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A phased approach to your retirement journey
  • 1 month ago

For most of us, retirement planning represents the longest and most important personal finance project we will undertake. This has become more pronounced in...

By Allan Gray Proprietary Limited In Macro, Wealth Practice
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Allan Gray Orbis Foundation: 20 years of purpose-driven impact
  • 1 month ago

As the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation (AGOF) celebrates its 20th anniversary, Nontobeko Mabizela, chief executive officer, shares some of the philanthropy histo...

By Allan Gray Proprietary Limited In Sustainability, Equities
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How to invest in a volatile market
  • 1 month ago

The recent sharp declines in global stock markets following US President Donald Trump’s declaration of “Liberation Day”, and the volatility that ensued, have...

By Allan Gray Proprietary Limited In Equities, Macro
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Orbis Global Balanced: Defensively positioned to deliver long-term returns
  • 1 month ago

The Orbis SICAV Global Balanced Fund remains cautiously positioned with severe underweight exposure to the US dollar compared to its benchmark. Alec Cutler a...

By Allan Gray Proprietary Limited In Macro
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Tariffs: The stealth tax
  • 1 month ago

On 2 April, President Donald Trump took the market by surprise with the size and extent of the tariffs on US imports he implemented via a presidential order....

By Allan Gray Proprietary Limited In Wealth Practice, Macro
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A gear shift in electric vehicles?
  • 1 month ago

Nearly 18 million passenger electric vehicles were sold globally in 2024, up from just 2 million in 2019, and rising from 2.4% to 21% of market share. Can th...

By Allan Gray Proprietary Limited In Commodities, Thematic / Megatrends
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