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Is it the right time to buy Capital and Counties?

27 September 2016

South African investors have always had the option of investing directly in UK real estate without having to utilise offshore allowance through Intu, a leading shopping centre owner and operator, as well as Capital and Counties, a property developer.

Compare apples with apples : A clearer way to disclose costs

23 September 2016

Comparing the costs of investment products from different financial services providers has always been a challenge for investors because there has never been an industry stand-ard to disclose costs. Different cost disclosures have been applied to different investment products making it difficult to compare, and the assumptions behind illustrating costs were not used consistently across all investment products.

Pair profit with purpose, says Old Mutual Investment Group

20 September 2016

As asset managers, it is the responsibility of the industry to act as responsible stewards of its clients’ money. This is according to Old Mutual Investment Group CEO, Diane Radley, who said that open and collaborative engagement is critical if the industry is going to surface the kinds of solutions and innovation required to achieve sustainable economic growth over the long term.

Good growth hunting

20 September 2016

Companies that have the ability to re-invest capital for growth over long periods of time, while still generating great returns, are well worth the hunt. The incremental compounding of shareholders’ wealth that results from effectively re-investing in growth can generate spectacular returns for long-term investors. However, growth alone is not enough; it needs to be ‘good growth’ that increases per share value for investors.

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Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?

Answer

Human first always Not a chance Possibly maybe Yes, but reimagined

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