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Global Feeder fund reaches ZAR100m as local desire to externalise assets continues

10 September 2019

South Africans have a healthy appetite for global feeder investments in the current environment of domestic political and economic uncertainty, as we have seen with our feeder fund which launched less than a year ago and has already surpassed the ZAR100 million mark in assets under management.

Some light amid the gloom

10 September 2019

Last week South African heads were bowed in shame and sadness as we once again confronted the spectre of senseless violence and lawlessness. However, there was a little bit of good news in that economic growth surprised on the upside in the second quarter. Given that many of our social ills (but by no means all) stem from poverty and unemployment, a healthy economy is important. While the outlook for the next year or so is not exactly rosy, things aren’t getting worse.

The fruit of green investing

10 September 2019

Responsible investors are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of their current decisions on the environment they will retire into. Evidence of rapid climate change is stacking up and any investment decision not factoring this in may be short-sighted.

Reasons for investing offshore & options available to investors

09 September 2019

In an uncertain global economic environment, investors are inclined to deviate from their financial plan and make impulsive investment decisions, often based on little more than an emotional reaction.

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