Trust your manager to navigate through volatile fixed income markets

16/10/2025 18 min
Trust your manager to navigate through volatile fixed income markets

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Episode Synopsis

In the latest episode of our The More You Know vodcast series, Sylvester Kobo, Deputy Head of Fixed Income at STANLIB Asset Management, counsels investors to “get comfortable with discomfort” for the foreseeable future and avoid focusing on short term ups and downs.

He also discusses the factors that have driven a 14% return from the local bond market in 2025. He explains how the Fixed Income team is actively managing duration to respond to the volley of new information and filtering out what is not relevant.

STANLIB is an authorised Financial Services Provider in terms of the FAIS Act and a registered Manager in terms of CISCA.

Please refer to MDD/Factsheet available on www.stanlib.com for additional information about the Fund. This should not be construed as advice.

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