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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.

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16 Oct 2025 English South Africa Investing · Business News

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