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US an emerging market to watch, says Imara Asset Management

20 August 2013

China’s where all the investment action is, right? Well, not entirely and at least one asset manager responsible for building wealth for South African salary earners leans increasingly toward another ‘emerging market’ … the USA.

Interest rates and subdued growth place pressure on equity returns

20 August 2013

When measured in rands, the South African equity market has returned an impressive 20.89% over the past 12 months. We’ve also observed double-digit annualised nominal returns over three years (17.50% p.a.), five years (13.11% p.a.) and seven years (14.35%

Turning to offshore investment

20 August 2013

Jo-Anne Bailey, Sales Director & Country Manager for Africa at Franklin Templeton Investments, explores the growing trend in South Africa of investors turning to offshore investment. She discusses the reasons for this trend, the benefits of investing glob

A Once-a-Generation-European Opportunity?

16 August 2013

Volatile markets make for an interesting sort of litmus test of investor mettle. It’s easy to parrot quotes like the late Sir John Templeton’s famous line, “To buy when others are despondently selling and to sell when others are buying requires the greate

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