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Sygnia launches the 4th industrial revolution global equity fund

04 November 2016

The Sygnia 4th Industrial Revolution Global Equity Fund is the first product of its kind in South Africa. It offers local investors exposure to global companies at the forefront of the 4th Industrial Revolution, which sees new technologies merging the physical, digital and biological worlds at an exponential pace. The astounding scope of these breakthroughs is set to disrupt almost every sphere of life as we know it – much sooner than we think.

South African private equity returns highlight the value of the asset class in building resilient portfolios

03 November 2016

The latest performance record of South African private equity, as reflected in the RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report for the second quarter of 2016, confirms the capacity of this asset class to deliver steady returns in a setting of moderate to slow local and international economic growth.

Political tensions continue to weigh on investor confidence in SA

03 November 2016

Despite a local election outcome widely accepted to be progressive for the country, consumer and business confidence in South Africa remains deeply depressed. Against the current backdrop of a groundswell of discontent from civic, religious, opposition, union and ANC stalwart groups regarding the current political regime, alleged political interference in key South African institutions continues to threaten the country’s chances of keeping its sovereign rating above junk status.

Morningstar launches open indexes project with free access to global equity indexes

03 November 2016

In response to the escalating cost of market-cap-weighted equity indexes, Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, has launched the Morningstar Open Indexes Project, offering asset managers and other firms the ability to benchmark their investments against more than 100 Morningstar global equity indexes for free.

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