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Asset managers have more to offer than just the hope of “outperformance”.

12 May 2014

Today’s obsession with the need to “outperform” has resulted in asset managers losing sight of clients’ needs. By pursuing a strategy aimed at helping investors to realise their goals, as opposed to remaining anchored to the generic and tired strategy of “beating the market”, active asset managers have a meaningful role to play. The key is to align the experience and expertise of investment professionals with the needs of investors and to charge a reasonable fee for this service.

New brand campaign exposes retirement industry tricks

12 May 2014

At a time when less than 10% of the country’s population* has enough money to comfortably retire, a new brand campaign is lifting the lid on troublesome industry practices that are often not in the best interest of South African investors and which hinder them from reaching their retirement goals.

Macroeconomic factors are not good predictors of returns, says RECM

08 May 2014

Macroeconomic indicators have far less impact on investment returns than many investors think. Focussing on the future direction of economic variables risks losing sight of the most important predictor of investment returns - the price you pay for the asset in the first place.

JSE currency derivatives market sees highest value and volume traded since market inception

08 May 2014

As at the end of April this year the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) Currency Derivatives Market saw the value of futures and options traded reaching an access of R1trillion since the market’s inception in 2007.

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The strongest deterrent against FSP compliance missteps is or should be:

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