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Ashburton Investments launches world’s first inflation-linked, green debt investment

18 April 2016

Ashburton Investments, the asset management arm of the FirstRand Group, announced today that it has successfully concluded the first close of a green debt initiative comprised of debt arising from infrastructure projects under the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP).

Dynamic hedging: the best of both worlds

18 April 2016

The benefit of a liability hedging strategy is that it provides funding level stability while maintaining full exposure to balanced fund returns.

The role of cash in your investment portfolio

13 April 2016

People often use the phrase “cash is king” in times of uncertainty when the best perceived strategy is to sit on your cash until uncertainty fades.

Companies and investors ‘welcome ZAR X stock exchange plan’

05 April 2016

Plans for the ZAR X stock exchange – scheduled for September launch – have been welcomed by both business and the investment community, say the innovators behind the concept for a flexible, simple and affordable method of listing a company and trading shares.

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