Cogence

The Great Unknown emerging as new mega forces shape the world of investing

6 March 2024

The unexpected resilience of developed markets in 2023 has placed global investors on a strong footing going into 2024. That said, Discretionary Fund Manager Cogence, and its partners BlackRock and RisCura, believe the world is entering a new period – The Great Unknown – as fracturing deepens and a record number of countries go to the polls.

In August 2022, Discovery launched Cogence, South Africa’s first truly global discretionary fund manager (DFM) as well as the first DFM to fully model retirement solutions by taking health experience into account.
As an independent DFM, Cogence plans to fill a gap in the country’s burgeoning DFM industry stemming from the increasing scale and sophistication of global markets, as well as the vital link between health and wealth

The need for truly global investment expertise to support the local advice industry is more pressing than ever, but why?
In August last year, Discovery Group announced the launch of Cogence, South Africa’s first truly global discretionary fund manager (DFM), with the ambition of significantly enhancing the business of wealth creation in the country.

Discovery Group last year announced the launch of Cogence, a discretionary fund manager (DFM) seeking to significantly enhance the business of wealth creation in South Africa.
Uniquely, Cogence combines the investment expertise of BlackRock, one of the world’s leading asset managers, with personalised health data from Discovery, which operates the world’s largest behavioural change programme.