ANALYSE THIS: Glacier’s Darren Burns
We analyse Darren Burns, discretionary fund manager at Glacier by Sanlam
If someone came to you tomorrow with R100m to invest in just one company, which would it be? Coca-Cola. Though it is a relatively expensive company, it is a market leader and very defensive. Given its size it has the ability to withstand large market shifts, such as the current drive for people to consume less sugar and soft drinks. Coca-Cola has also traditionally always paid a healthy dividend and has managed to increase the value of this dividend year after year. Which talent would you most like to have? I would like to be more creative. I see myself as a left-brain thinker and struggle to channel my inner artist/musician/imagination-user. What was your first job? My first paying job was working during school holidays as an assistant to my grandfather, who installed and repaired air-conditioners and refrigeration appliances. If you could fix one thing in SA today, what would it be? In the past, my answer would have been to root out corruption. But I am appalled by the number of c...
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