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Make sure your investment strategy is geared to survive market turmoil

10 September 2015

Many investors are panicking as their portfolio values fall—but there could not be a worse time to take decisions based on short-term considerations, says Alex Funk, head of Asset Consulting at GCI Asset Consulting.

Hedge fund regulation – a step in the right direction

10 September 2015

During the last year, the local hedge fund industry has been performing exceptionally well and shown considerable growth in virtually all areas. One of the main benefits of hedge funds in a balanced portfolio is its ability to have a long or short exposure to the market, which in turn, allows it to potentially profit from rising and falling markets.

Risk factor investing: It’s not all about the upside

09 September 2015

Since the financial crisis there has been a sea change in investors’ attitudes to their portfolios. These days, it seems to us, investors are not looking for portfolios to take a lot of risk to generate a high-digit positive return. Instead they are looking for solutions that have the potential to offer some stability within a certain level of risk. Increasingly, we recognise that many investors seem less concerned about whether portfolios outperform a benchmark, and are focusing more on the outcome they can expect from their investments.

Amidst continued Rand weakness, global asset manager says offshore investing is a key component of a long-term diversification strategy

09 September 2015

The continued Rand weakness which recently hit an all-time low against the U.S. dollar as global markets spiralled ¬downwards on fears of lower economic growth in China has fuelled renewed interest amongst South African investors regarding the inclusion of an offshore component to investment portfolios.

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