Company overview
Portfolio Analytics (Pty) Ltd (“Analytics”), FAIS #631, was formed by a management buy-out from Investec Asset Management in 2004. Their total assets under management are ±R3bn. Portfolio Analytics is a Category II license holder that focuses on the management of the Analytics portfolios. Their main business activity is asset management, with particular focus on Multi management and portfolio construction. The Analytics range of funds comprise of:
- Analytics Ci Balanced Fund of Funds
- Analytics Ci Cautious Fund of Funds
- Analytics Ci Managed Equity Fund
- Analytics Ci Moderate Fund of Funds
- Analytics Ci Worldwide Flexible Fund of Funds
Analytics is a full subsidiary of Analytics Holdings (Pty) Ltd which is in turn owned by management and staff. The directors are: Dr Lance Vogel, Mr James Towell and Mr John Eckstein.
Key staff
Dr Lance Vogel
BSC (Hons), Masters (Sci) (UCT), Masters (Eng) (Univ of California), PHD (Wits) Dr. Lance Vogel is the Chief Investment Officer of the Analytics Group. Dr Vogel was head of the Investec Analytics business for 3 years, responsible for the management of the funds, the asset allocation and the manager selection. Prior to that he was with Peregrine Structuring, SBC Warburg and JD Anderson. He has a wealth of experience in derivatives research, product development and portfolio construction. Lance was rated by Financial Mail and Finance Week as one of the top three derivatives analysts for three years running. Before a career change took him into the world of finance, he was Chief Scientist at the Atomic Energy Corporation.
James Towell
B Com, CAIB (SA). James is responsible for operations and the qualitative investment process. He brings eleven years of solid investment experience to the Group, all gained at Investec. He has an in-depth knowledge of the industry having worked as a private banker, a senior portfolio manager at Investec Securities and a regional manager at Investec Asset Management.
John Eckstein
B Com, LLB, LLM (Tax law) RAU. John is responsible for the Group’s product development, legal and compliance. He spent seven years with Investec, mainly in Asset Management as a director of Investec Fund Managers and Investec Investment Management Services where he was responsible for product development, legal and compliance. John also worked for Investec Treasury where he developed local and foreign investment structures. Prior to this he was in legal practice with Jacobs Robbertse Inc.
Contact details
Tel no.: +27 11 463 9654
Email: james@analytics.co.za
Website: www.analytics.co.za
Fund details
The portfolio seeks steady growth of capital and income, maximum stability of capital invested, and a reasonable level of current income.
Investments to be included in the portfolio will, apart from assets in liquid form, consist solely of participatory interest in portfolios of collective investment schemes registered in the Republic of South Africa or of participatory interest in collective investment schemes or other similar schemes operated in territories with a regulatory environment which is to the satisfaction of the manager and the trustee of a sufficient standard to provide investor protection which is at least equivalent to that in South Africa. The portfolio will invest in a wide spectrum of markets, including equity, bond, money and property markets and may have exposure to listed and unlisted financial instruments, subject to prevailing regulations. The asset allocation in the portfolio will be actively managed and the assets will be shifted between the markets and asset classes to reflect changing economic and market conditions.
The portfolio is a fund of funds which will, apart from liquid assets and approved securities, consist solely of units of schemes registered in the RSA or other similar schemes operated in territories with a regulatory environment of a sufficient standard to provide investor protection at least equivalent to that in the RSA.
The portfolio will at all times comply with regulations governing pension funds.
The portfolio’s primary objective is to provide moderate capital growth and the generation of income whilst aiming to preserve capital.
Investments to be included in the portfolio will, apart from assets in liquid form, consist solely of participatory interest in portfolios of collective investment schemes registered in the Republic of South Africa or of participatory interest in collective investment schemes or other similar schemes operated in territories with a regulatory environment which is to the satisfaction of the manager and the trustee of a sufficient standard to provide investor protection which is at least equivalent to that in South Africa. The portfolio will invest in a wide spectrum of markets, including equity, bond, money and property markets and may have exposure to listed and unlisted financial instruments, subject to prevailing regulations. The asset allocation in the portfolio will be actively managed and the assets will be shifted between the markets and asset classes to reflect changing economic and market conditions.
The portfolio is a fund of funds which will, apart from liquid assets and approved securities, consist solely of units of schemes registered in the RSA or other similar schemes operated in territories with a regulatory environment of a sufficient standard to provide investor protection at least equivalent to that in the RSA.
The portfolio will at all times comply with regulations governing pension funds.
The portfolio seeks growth of capital.
The portfolio is a fund of funds which will, apart from liquid assets and approved securities, consist solely of units of schemes registered in the RSA or other similar schemes operated in territories with a regulatory environment of a sufficient standard to provide investor protection at least equivalent to that in the RSA.
The portfolio is a fund of funds which will, apart from liquid assets and approved securities, consist solely of units of schemes registered in the RSA or other similar schemes operated in territories with a regulatory environment of a sufficient standard to provide investor protection at least equivalent to that in the RSA.
The portfolio will invest in a wide spectrum markets, including equity, bond, money and property markets and may have exposure to financial instruments, subject to prevailing regulations. The asset allocation in the portfolio will be actively managed and the assets will be shifted between the markets and asset classes to reflect changing economic and market conditions. The manager shall have the maximum flexibility to vary assets between the various markets, asset classes and countries to reflect the changing economic and market conditions.
The portfolio seeks to secure growth of capital for unit holders.
The portfolio invests in financially sound equity securities as well as interest bearing securities, stock, debenture stock, financially sound preference shares and liquid assets, all to be acquired at fair market prices.
The portfolio seeks to secure steady growth of capital and income. The portfolio is a fund of funds which will, apart from liquid assets and approved securities, consist solely of units of schemes registered in the RSA or other similar schemes operated in territories with a regulatory environment of a sufficient standard to provide investor protection at least equivalent to that in the RSA.
Investments to be included in the portfolio will, apart from assets in liquid form, consist solely of participatory interest in portfolios of collective investment schemes registered in the Republic of South Africa or of participatory interest in collective investment schemes or other similar schemes operated in territories with a regulatory environment which is to the satisfaction of the manager and the trustee of a sufficient standard to provide investor protection which is at least equivalent to that in South Africa. The portfolio will invest in a wide spectrum of markets, including equity, bond, money and property markets and may have exposure to listed and unlisted financial instruments, subject to prevailing regulations. The asset allocation in the portfolio will be actively managed and the assets will be shifted between the markets and asset classes to reflect changing economic and market conditions.
The portfolio will at all times comply with regulations governing pension funds.
