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Benchmark beating returns from the PSG Stable and PSG Equity funds

19 October 2016

The investment team at PSG Asset Management recently completed a country-wide roadshow sharing their market and portfolio views with clients and advisers and have some insights to share regarding the PSG Stable Fund and the PSG Equity Fund.

SA private equity continues its steady performance

15 August 2016

The latest RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report, for the first quarter of 2016, shows that the South African private equity industry remains resilient, delivering a ten-year internal rate of return (IRR*) of 19% at the end 31 March 2016, up from 18.5% reported in the previous quarter (end of 31 December 2015).

Prevailing regional challenges represent opportunities for the private equity industry

25 July 2016

The general view of the Southern African private equity industry remains overwhelmingly positive, despite what appears to be a challenging local, regional and international economic and financial setting. This is according to Erika van der Merwe, CEO of the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA), who says that private equity managers thrive on seeking out overlooked investment opportunities and on applying their strategic skills, extensive networks and operational insights to enable businesses to reach their potential and deliver returns.

Tech innovations: Best in two decades?

11 April 2016

Despite a jittery start to the year, by mid-March the US technology sector had resumed its position as an outperformer versus the overall US equity market. JP Scandalios, vice president, Franklin Equity Group, attributes the sector’s shaky spell to global economic worries and general market jitters, not sector-specific issues. He reports that technological innovations currently on the horizon are the most promising he’s seen in more than two decades, and while global demand for IT products cannot be described as robust overall, he sees areas of strength that he believes will thrive even if global economic growth remains subdued.

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