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Ashburton Investments launches Core Plus Income Fund

Ashburton Investments launches Core Plus Income Fund

19 October 2022

Ashburton Investments, the asset management arm of the FirstRand Group, has launched the Ashburton Core Plus Income Fund which offers a higher yield than traditional corporate money market funds.

How Post-Trade Could Shape the Future of ESG Investments

How Post-Trade Could Shape the Future of ESG Investments

18 October 2022

Investment strategies that are built on specific ethical factors are not new. The principles underpinning environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment predate the 1960s.

Here Be Dragons

Here Be Dragons

17 October 2022

Medieval mapmakers supposedly wrote “Here Be Dragons” (Hic Sunt Dracones in Latin) to indicate unexplored regions. However, there are in fact no surviving maps that show this, apart from a single 16th century globe.

Why sustainable investors may rue being too passive

Why sustainable investors may rue being too passive

17 October 2022

Passive sustainable funds are growing strongly. But investors in these funds are at risk of a mismatch between what they expect and the reality of what they receive.

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Schroders Quarterly markets review - Q3 2022

Schroders Quarterly markets review - Q3 2022

14 October 2022
Sub Saharan Africa Mergers and Acquisition transactions totalled US$39.6 billion in the first nine months of 2022

Sub Saharan Africa Mergers and Acquisition transactions totalled US$39.6 billion in the first nine months of 2022

12 October 2022
Sit tight and don’t be tempted by your biases

Sit tight and don’t be tempted by your biases

12 October 2022
The New York Stock Exchange and The Johannesburg Stock Exchange Announce Collaboration on Dual Listings

The New York Stock Exchange and The Johannesburg Stock Exchange Announce Collaboration on Dual Listings

11 October 2022
Schroders Global Investor Study 2022: ‘expert’ SA investors believe sustainable investing most likely to drive long-term returns

Schroders Global Investor Study 2022: ‘expert’ SA investors believe sustainable investing most likely to drive long-term returns

11 October 2022
Beyond the gloom

Beyond the gloom

11 October 2022
The best investments to hold, to protect your wealth during volatile times

The best investments to hold, to protect your wealth during volatile times

10 October 2022
Raising a financially savvy daughter

Raising a financially savvy daughter

10 October 2022