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Risky Business: SA Bond market poses more investment risk than you think

Risky Business: SA Bond market poses more investment risk than you think

02 April 2013

With developed world bond yields currently looking unattractive, emerging market bonds are increasingly more in demand from foreign investors. However investors should be aware that the bond market is not as low risk as it might once have been. This is ac

Market Cycles

Market Cycles

28 March 2013

“You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is uncertain. I mean, it was uncertain back in - in 2007, we just didn't know it was uncertain. It was - uncertain on September 10th, 2001. It was uncertain on October 18th, 198

Has gold lost its lustre?

Has gold lost its lustre?

27 March 2013

Gold has had a difficult year so far – but has it really lost its lustre? “The growth in gold has largely been driven by a flood to safety and a hedge against inflation,” says Mike Tonkin, market commentator at Saxo Capital Markets SA “But gold has lost

Smoothed bonus funds deliver positive returns despite stagnant markets

Smoothed bonus funds deliver positive returns despite stagnant markets

26 March 2013

The consistency and steadfastness of smoothed bonus funds as a safe harbour in times of market turbulence has o¬nce again been proven with the performance of Old Mutual’s range of smoothed bonus funds in 2012.

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An investment bubble on the JSE?

An investment bubble on the JSE?

25 March 2013
Optimism bias and what it means for investors

Optimism bias and what it means for investors

25 March 2013
Want to attract institutional investors?

Want to attract institutional investors?

18 March 2013
New rules launched for new derivatives market default fund

New rules launched for new derivatives market default fund

15 March 2013
How do you judge and select a fund manager?

How do you judge and select a fund manager?

07 March 2013
The last of the great frontiers – Riding the growth wave in Africa

The last of the great frontiers – Riding the growth wave in Africa

05 March 2013
Prescient Investment Management launches EMH Prescient Money Market Fund for Namibian investors

Prescient Investment Management launches EMH Prescient Money Market Fund for Namibian investors

01 March 2013
Are corporate bonds in a bubble?

Are corporate bonds in a bubble?

21 February 2013