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Who we are

Glacier Invest’s discretionary fund management and portfolio management capabilities help financial advisers meet their clients’ investment objectives and needs. As solutions architects, we build tailored portfolios targeted to specific goals.

As Sanlam’s subsidiary and one of the largest discretionary fund managers in terms of assets under management (AUM), we’re an industry leader in South Africa.

Our investment philosophy

We blend world-class capabilities, operational scale and pricing power, and revolutionary technology to bring you the future of portfolio construction. These three sub-processes are central to our investment process:

Manager research and selection

to identify skilful managers and get to know their investment style.

Market research and forecasting

to determine when a particular investment style will be favoured.

Portfolio construction

that combines superior yet diverse managers to meet performance expectations.

Latest news

Stay up to date with what’s happening at Glacier Invest by keeping an eye on our latest news, insights and media releases.

 

 

November market snapshothttp://www.glacier.co.za/invest/mediacentre/Pages/november-market-snapshot.aspxNovember market snapshotOctober market snapshot2024-12-09T22:00:00ZSA’s annual headline inflation declined to 2.8% in October from 3.8% in September.
October market snapshothttp://www.glacier.co.za/invest/mediacentre/Pages/october-market-snapshot.aspxOctober market snapshotOctober market snapshot2024-11-11T22:00:00ZSouth Africa’s annual inflation rate fell below 4% in September for the first time in over three years, supporting calls for potential further monetary easing by policymakers. Consumer prices in SA rose by 3.8%, down from 4.4% in August.
September market snapshothttp://www.glacier.co.za/invest/mediacentre/Pages/september-market-snapshot.aspxSeptember market snapshotSeptember market snapshot2024-10-08T22:00:00ZThe South African Reserve Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) in September, the first reduction in over four years, bringing the repo rate to 8%.
August market snapshothttp://www.glacier.co.za/invest/mediacentre/Pages/august-market-snapshot.aspxAugust market snapshotAugust market snapshot2024-09-10T22:00:00ZAugust marked a balance in cost stresses after inflation eased to 4.6% in July. This suggests the worst of the inflationary spike is over.
Events that moved the market in 2024’s Q2http://www.glacier.co.za/invest/mediacentre/Pages/events-that-moved-the-market-in-2024s-Q2.aspxEvents that moved the market in 2024’s Q2Events that moved the market in 2024’s Q22024-08-29T22:00:00ZThe Glacier Invest team explores the standout events that impacted local and global financial markets over the past few months of 2024.
Notes from the Road – Ons Weet wat Hulle Weethttp://www.glacier.co.za/invest/mediacentre/Pages/notes-from-the-road-ons-weet-wat-hulle-weet.aspxNotes from the Road – Ons Weet wat Hulle WeetNotes from the Road – Ons Weet wat Hulle Weet2024-07-02T22:00:00ZWe recently travelled to London to pick the brains of our counterparts in the discretionary fund management (DFM) industry in the UK.
Reducing investment and sequence riskhttp://www.glacier.co.za/invest/mediacentre/Pages/reducing-investment-and-sequence-risk.aspxReducing investment and sequence riskReducing investment and sequence risk2024-07-02T22:00:00ZIt’s time to use appropriate portfolio construction tools to reduce investors’ sequence risk to provide sufficient retirement savings.
Navigate International’s progressive benefitshttp://www.glacier.co.za/invest/mediacentre/Pages/navigate-Internationals-progressive-benefits.aspxNavigate International’s progressive benefitsNavigate International’s progressive benefits2024-07-01T22:00:00ZNavigate International is more than an improved version of Glacier International’s flagship suite of offshore solutions. McMahon explains.

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