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Sanlam Collective Investments launching retail and qualified investor hedge funds

21 July 2016

“As the longest standing collective investment schemes managers in South Africa, we are thrilled at the prospect of offering clients access to retail and qualified investor hedge funds from July 2016,” says Liezl Myburgh, Chief Executive Officer of Sanlam Collective Investments (SCI). SCI has received approval from the Financial Services Board to offer both Retail Investor Hedge Funds (RHFs) and Qualified Investor Hedge Funds (QIHFs).

Recovery in precious metal prices is ‘at early stages’

20 July 2016

In just nine months, the Investec Value strategy, managed by John Biccard, recovered approximately 90% of its underperformance versus the All Share Index over the four years from September 2011 to September 2015. This recovery is due to the thorough work done on the world’s debt position and the consequences thereof and the courage of John’s convictions throughout this period.

Investec structured product yielding AUD 54% (ZAR 141%) re-opens for investment

19 July 2016

Investec’s International Titans Basket Limited has, over the past 5.4 years, delivered approximately AUD 54% (ZAR 141%) in returns. It has done this without putting any of investors’ capital at risk.