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Fairtree Namibia Balanced Prescient IJG Fund

Multi-asset strategies

Balanced solutions for dynamic market conditions, offering growth and risk management across multiple asset classes.

What is multi-asset investing?

Multi-asset investing involves combining a variety of asset classes – such as equities, bonds, cash and alternatives- into a single, diversified portfolio. This approach is designed to balance risk and return, providing growth potential while offering protection during market downturns.

Multi-asset solutions

5 Years Traditional | ZAR

Fairtree Balanced Prescient Fund

Risk

Medium – High

Asset holdings

Multi-Asset

Factsheet

Inception date

01 Jan 2017

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Team members

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Bradley Anthony

Bradley Anthony

Multi-Strategy Portfolio Manager

Jacobus Lacock

Jacobus Lacock

Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager & Macro Strategist

Kurt van der Walt

Kurt van der Walt

Multi-Strategy Portfolio Manager

Jacques du Plessis

Jacques du Plessis

Multi-Strategy Analyst

Obakeng Mophosho

Obakeng Mophosho

Multi-Strategy Analyst

MJ Dippenaar

MJ Dippenaar

Multi-Strategy Analyst

Sevashen Thaver

Sevashen Thaver

Multi-Asset Analyst

Menzi Njakazi

Menzi Njakazi

Risk Analyst

Itumeleng Maruping

Itumeleng Maruping

Risk Analyst

Fadeelah Abdullah

Fadeelah Abdullah

Risk Analyst

Johann Beck

Johann Beck

Risk & Business Analyst

Bradley Anthony

Bradley Anthony

Multi-Strategy Portfolio Manager

1993

Started in the investment industry

2011

Joined Fairtree

Bradley joined Fairtree in 2011 and is a Group Director, providing business leadership to the group in support of the CEO. He also serves as Chairman of the Infrastructure Investment Committee and is a Multi-Strategy Portfolio Manager in the Investment team. He began his career in banking in 1993 at Cape of Good Hope Bank, where he worked in the Treasury team, contributing to the asset liability management process with a focus on interest rate and liquidity risk. In 2002,……

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Jacobus Lacock

Jacobus Lacock

Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager & Macro Strategist

2004

Started in the investment industry

2011

Joined Fairtree

Jacobus joined Fairtree in 2011 and is a Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager & Macro Strategist as well as a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager in the Investment team. Prior to joining Fairtree, he spent five years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in London, where he served as UK Head of Fixed Income and Currency Product Management. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree in Economics from the University of Stellenbosch and is a CFA® charterholder.

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Kurt van der Walt

Kurt van der Walt

Multi-Strategy Portfolio Manager

2009

Started in the investment industry

2013

Joined Fairtree

Kurt joined Fairtree in 2013 and is a Multi-Strategy Portfolio Manager in the Investment team. He began his career in 2009 at Swiftcover Insurance in London (a division of AXA Insurance, UK) as a quantitative pricing analyst, before joining GSA Capital as an operations analyst. After returning to South Africa, he worked as a hedge fund analyst at RisCura Analytics before joining Fairtree. Kurt holds a Master’s degree in Financial Risk Management from Stellenbosch University and is a CFA® charterholder.

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Jacques du Plessis

Jacques du Plessis

Multi-Strategy Analyst

2017

Started in the investment industry

2017

Joined Fairtree

Jacques joined Fairtree in 2017 and is a Multi-Strategy Analyst in the Investment team. He initially joined the Investment team before moving to a support role in the Distribution team. After five years in various roles at Fairtree, he joined the Operational Real Estate team as an analyst, based in the UK. Upon his return to South Africa, Jacques joined the Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund team. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Investment Management from Stellenbosch University and an……

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Obakeng Mophosho

Obakeng Mophosho

Multi-Strategy Analyst

2016

Started in the investment industry

2017

Joined Fairtree

Obakeng joined Fairtree in 2017 as an equity research intern and is currently a Multi-Strategy Analyst in the investment team. He also serves on the Investment Committee of the Fairtree Infrastructure Debt Fund. He began his career in 2016 as a junior analyst at the Financial Services Board. Obakeng holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Corporate Finance and Investment Management & Economic Theory, and a Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree in Business Finance, both from the University of the……

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MJ Dippenaar

MJ Dippenaar

Multi-Strategy Analyst

2016

Started in the investment industry

2019

Joined Fairtree

Michael-John (MJ) joined Fairtree in 2019 and is a Multi-Strategy Analyst in the Investment team. He is also an Infrastructure Analyst, involved in both Debt and Equity mandates. In addition, he is involved in Real Estate and Private Equity transactions across local and global markets. He was previously part of the Real Estate Private Equity & Operational Real Estate team, based in the UK and operating across the UK, EU and SA. Before joining Fairtree, MJ gained experience in private……

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Sevashen Thaver

Sevashen Thaver

Multi-Asset Analyst

2022

Started in the investment industry

2024

joined Fairtree

Sevashen joined Fairtree in 2024 and is a Multi-Asset Analyst in the Investment team. He began his career in 2022 at Coronation Fund Managers, where he held roles in International and Trade Support as well as Corporate Actions and Cash Management. He later joined Prescient as a Junior Equity Analyst before moving to Fairtree. Sevashen holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Investment Management from the University of Pretoria and an Honours degree in Accounting and Finance from the University……

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Menzi Njakazi

Menzi Njakazi

Risk Analyst

2021

Started in the investment industry

2021

Joined Fairtree

Menzi joined Fairtree in 2021 and is a Risk Analyst in the Investment team. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Information Systems and an Honours degree in Finance and Investments, both from the University of the Witwatersrand.

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Itumeleng Maruping

Itumeleng Maruping

Risk Analyst

2022

Started in the investment industry

2022

Joined Fairtree

Itumeleng joined Fairtree in 2022 and is a Risk Analyst in the Investment team. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Econometrics from the University of the Free State.

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Fadeelah Abdullah

Fadeelah Abdullah

Risk Analyst

2023

Started in the investment industry

2023

Joined Fairtree

Fadeelah joined Fairtree in 2023 and is a Risk Analyst in the Investment team. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Mathematical Sciences and Financial Risk Management and an Honours degree in Financial Risk Management, both from Stellenbosch University.

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Johann Beck

Johann Beck

Risk & Business Analyst

2019

Started in the investment industry

2019

Joined Fairtree

Johann joined Fairtree in 2019 and is a Risk & Quantitative Analyst in the Investment team. He began his career in 2019 at Fairtree as a paraplanner, before moving to Fairtree Invest in 2021, where he worked as a Junior Portfolio Operations Analyst. After three years in the discretionary fund manager space, he transitioned into a risk-focused role within the Investment team. Johann holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Investment and Financial Management from Stellenbosch University. He is also……

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