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Outlook 2022: Japanese equities

Know your investment assumptions – are they accurate?

When you sit down (alone or with your financial adviser) to plan your finances, you’ll set certain goals. These could include paying for your child’s tertiary education, saving for an overseas trip to celebrate a special anniversary, or planning for a well-deserved retirement. You’ll determine the amount of capital that you need for each goal, and then calculate what you’ll need to invest every month to achieve your capital requirements.

Five trends that will drive private equity in 2022

The past year has been a seminal one for private equity, especially in Africa.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration – A property perspective

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing encompasses many aspects related to allocating capital that were historically (deliberately or subconsciously) overlooked. In some cases, investors often (wrongly) viewed ESG investing as something falling within the purview of ‘greenies’ or some other ‘extreme’ ethical position.