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Momentum Investments: 2015 Think-tank

15 April 2015

A world divided: Leading global investment managers bridge the gap.

Why isn't the rand driving an export and manufacturing revival in SA?

09 April 2015

A weak currency typically does very little to boost the morale of a country, however, some market analysts and commentators swear by its ability to rebalance a challenged economy and drive an export-led recovery. The obvious question then is could the weak rand help turn South Africa’s economic fortunes around by stimulating the country’s long-suffering manufacturing sector?

Once forbidden frontiers

08 April 2015

Investing in frontier markets can come with a higher degree of volatility than more established markets, but to my team and me, they offer exciting potential. Some of yesterday’s small, agrarian economies have transformed themselves into global powers today—China being the most impressive example. China represents the second-largest economy in the world today, depending on how you crunch the numbers, and it has been incredible to see the changes taking place there in my lifetime. It got me thinking about economies that were viewed as largely untouchable or risky for investors and travelers even just a few years ago, but that today are being discussed as interesting potential destinations for both.

Time, risk and returns

08 April 2015

Investing is all about deploying capital now to meet a financial objective sometime in the future. Risk is the probability of not meeting that objective. Practically, the risk distribution is not symmetrical, as it is more about downside than upside.

quick poll

Question

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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