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Orbis has maintained a relatively good performance in world markets as other performers have experienced volatility

Over the past three years global equity funds have been particularly volatile with the past 12 months seeing fund managers torn apart by disastrous performance in the world markets. And although some funds have been strong performers, the average returns over three years have been negative. The Orbis Optimal USD, Orbis Global Equity and Orbis Optimal (euro), all managed by William Gray, have performed well and with relatively low volatility. Geoffrey Gardner, director of fund management at Orbis, explains the low volatility has been because of the investment strategy used for the fun...

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