Fairtree is honoured to receive Two Raging Bull Trophies

Raging Bull 2021

For the fourth year running, Fairtree proudly scooped another equity category Raging Bull award in a competition that recognises superior performance by unit trust fund managers in selecting investments for their portfolios, taking into account consistency and aversion to risk.  The Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund returned 19.81%  after fees in 2020.  The fund has an average annualized return of 14.87% since inception in 2011.

Fairtree was nominated in two categories, with the Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund winning the Raging Bull for risk-adjusted performance over five years and three years.

Co-portfolio managers and Raging Bull winners, Stephen Brown and Cor Booysen’s investment philosophy is based on three principles – holistic, diversified and flexible, which they believe leads to better portfolio returns.

Due to the externalised nature of the South African equity market, the team believes that both top-down and bottom-up analysis are required to make sound investment decisions.

It is better to own a well-diversified portfolio that is positioned to perform under most outcomes than to concentrate on a few positions that will do well during a single economic outcome.

The team value the ability to change their portfolio when the environment changes, adapting quickly to variations in the economic conditions that affect the earnings outlook of companies.

Four sectors on the JSE had standout performances during 2020: these were Gold miners, PGM miners, Diversified miners and Naspers/Prosus.  The fund started 2020 with large exposure to these four sectors and benefitted from sizeable positions in Impala, Northam and African Rainbow Minerals.

This Raging Bull affirms our commitment to our deeply entrenched values and sound investment philosophy of creating long-term wealth for our clients and we’re grateful for the long and valuable relationships with clients and their advisers.

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Grethe Fourie

Business Development Manager

Grethe joined Fairtree in 2025 as a Business Development Manager in the Distribution team. She focuses on cultivating strong, long-term relationships with financial advisers and identifying opportunities for meaningful growth. Prior to joining Fairtree, Grethe spent eight years at PPS, where she held several leadership roles, including Regional Sales Manager, Regional Specialist Support Manager, and ultimately National Manager of PPS Wealth Advisory. In her most recent role, she led the Wealth Advisory team nationally, overseeing strategy, operations, reporting, and key stakeholder relationships. She also served as a Key Individual on the FSP licence and chaired the Best Practice Committee. Earlier in her career, she worked as a financial adviser for seven years. She is passionate about empowering women in finance and previously led the Women in Finance initiative at PPS. Grethe holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning from Stellenbosch University and is a Certified Financial Planner® professional.

Stephan Venter

Investment Specialist

Stephan joined Fairtree in 2025 as an investment specialist in the Distribution team. He began his career at Deloitte in 2006 as an accountant. He then joined Discovery Invest as an Investment Specialist, before moving to Sanlam Investments, where he spent nine years as a portfolio manager. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from the University of Pretoria, an Honours degree and CTA in Accounting from the University of South Africa, and an Honours degree in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management from the University of Cape Town.

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