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Musk’s demotion signals significant ESG risk to Tesla investors says Old Mutual Private Client Securities

02 October 2018

Elon Musk has reached a settlement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following charges of securities fraud after he took to Twitter to announce this intention of de-listing Tesla, which resulted in the price of shares soaring to the to the detriment of short-sellers hedging on the stock’s decline.

Finding balance in a world of extremes

02 October 2018

We as South Africans sometimes tend to be overly pessimistic or anxious. In fact, according to the latest 2017 perception index as compiled by Ipsos, South Africans ranked highest in terms of misperceptions. Misperception can go both ways of course, however, South Africans’ misperceptions tend to be more negative, and according to Consultancy.co.za “demonstrate a rather pessimistic national outlook.” Considering where we came from and the difficult period over the previous nine years, who can blame us?

Optimal Investment Growth Basket Limited removes complexity of offshore investing

01 October 2018

Given that South Africa only presents a minor portion of the investable assets in the world, there are significant opportunities for local investors to diversify their investments by looking offshore. However, many are intimidated by the challenges revolving around this process.

Four pitfalls to avoid when investing

01 October 2018

When we think of diversification in investing, we usually think of investing across countries and currencies. But there’s more to it than that. A good geographic spread is, of course, a sensible starting point and likely to lower investment risk – but true diversification requires a deeper look. Here are a few common pitfalls to avoid:

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