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Our Asset Management team provides market commentary inclusive of the effects of the market’s performance over the quarter. We introduce our management team to you. Market Overview Q1 2022 Who manages your money?    

Growth of passive funds encouraging, but not always appropriate for local investors

The growth of index-tracking funds globally and in South Africa has been an encouraging development for the investment industry, but this does not mean investors should discard traditional actively managed funds. Both styles have a critical role to play in the investment landscape. Over the past decade, passive investments have become increasingly popular with local investors, to the extent that some are opting to remove active funds from their portfolios completely. GTC does not encourage such drastic action. There is growing consensus in the professional investment world that a debate arguing the merits of ‘active versus passive’ investing is not constructive. We believe both styles offer valuable diversity within a portfolio. Developed markets such as the US and UK have had access to a wide range of index-tracker funds for more than 20 years, while the local industry has, until...
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