Watch for risk hidden in offshore returns, warns RECM
13 August 2014
The significant weakening of the rand against major currencies over the past two years has been a big driver of returns for South African investors invested offshore, and may even have masked poor investment allocation. Now that the rand is close to fair value, the performance of the underlying offshore assets will be far more important for future returns. Further, with international markets now looking expensive, offshore exposure should be carefully managed.