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Exploring Passively Managed / Index Funds

05 June 2013

In recent times there has been escalating interest surrounding index investing. Although index investment funds have been around in the industry for a while, they have recently caught the eye of the investor primarily due to their beneficial cost structu

A tale of two stocks

31 May 2013

As financial markets surge to successive new highs, we could be forgiven for thinking making money in the stock market is easy. This might be true for passive index investors and a portfolio of winning stocks, but it has most definitely not been the case

JSE cuts fees for interest rate and currency derivatives

29 May 2013

In a bid to increase liquidity and boost trading volumes, the JSE will reduce fees for both interest rate and currency derivatives effective 1 July 2013.

Rand, bond yields impact listed property

28 May 2013

South Africa’s listed property sector finally succumbed to a weaker Rand, higher bond yields and ‘private placement fatigue’ during the week ending 24 May 2013. Capital values declined by 5.7%, although income received increased the return to -5.3%.

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21 May 2013

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21 May 2013

Listed property gains despite weak rand, rising bond yields

20 May 2013

Sanlam’s Africa property fund lists on the stock exchange of Mauritius

18 May 2013

Property companies report mixed results

14 May 2013

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