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MiB: Graeme Forster, Orbis Investments

The Big Picture

Graeme joined Orbis in 2007 and is responsible for international equity and optimal strategies. We discuss the firm’s unique fee arrangement: For institutional accounts of $100 million and up, they pay a base fee 33% of outperformance versus the benchmark (and no management fee).

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Transcript: Graeme Forster, Orbis Investments

The Big Picture

And they also have a unique approach to feeds when they’re generating alpha, when they’re outperforming their benchmark, they take a performance fee. And when they’re not generating alpha, when they’re underperforming, they actually return fees. You joined in 2007, what led you there?

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