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Anxiety Over Emerging Markets Leads To Changing Investment Trends

25 October 2018

Investors typically seek out emerging market investments for the prospect of higher returns, but this is often accompanied by greater risk. Guy Shirtliff, Foord Singapore portfolio manager explains why this trend is starting to reverse as investors experience emerging market anxiety.

This Thursday's Impact Investing Forum to lead national conversation around investment

23 October 2018

The inaugural South African Investment Summit that will take place this week in support of the President’s investment goals, will be preceded by the launch of the first ever South African Impact Investment Forum. This will position impact investing as a meaningful part of the country's investment drive.

Venture Capital And Private Equity Investment A Cornerstone Of SA Economic Growth

23 October 2018

Industry body launches first-of-its-kind awards platform in South Africa to recognise the value provided by these asset classes.

From bad to worse to better

22 October 2018

The performance of the local equity market this year has been dire, to say the least. After 2017 delivered a 20% return and 2018 kicked off with the promise of positive political and policy change in South Africa, the local market stormed ahead in the first three weeks of January to an all-time high on the FTSE/JSE All Share Index of 61 686 points. But since then everything seems to have gone wrong.

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