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Outsourced investing should be a principles-based approach

Outsourced investing should be a principles-based approach

30 May 2012

In the wake National Treasury’s discussion document on retirement savings, which aims to address issues in the retirement industry at a national level, institutional investors need to prepare for potential reforms by following strict investment principles

Interest rates could hamper house price recovery

Interest rates could hamper house price recovery

29 May 2012

Estate agents and auctioneers have been in the news of late. In 2011 Wendy Machanik Property (WMP) hit the skids following allegations that its chief executive had misused trust monies – in most cases homebuyers’ deposits – to cover personal and business

Facing forward on a good footing with investments

Facing forward on a good footing with investments

29 May 2012

How much weight does previous performance carry when it comes to our investment decisions? Can we make our asset manager selections based purely on past returns?

Corporate reputations and the implication for investors

Corporate reputations and the implication for investors

28 May 2012

With the ever greater focus on matters like corporate governance and social responsibility in the world of business, the reputations of companies are increasingly in the spotlight. A recent study by the Reputation Institute about the reputation of the tw

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Investors need to make their money work in low interest rate environments

Investors need to make their money work in low interest rate environments

28 May 2012
China’s Role in Africa

China’s Role in Africa

28 May 2012
Steady 1st quarter for local hedge funds

Steady 1st quarter for local hedge funds

23 May 2012
South African investors missing out on returns

South African investors missing out on returns

22 May 2012
Beware of acquisition-driven earnings growth

Beware of acquisition-driven earnings growth

18 May 2012
Investors urged not to abandon stocks

Investors urged not to abandon stocks

18 May 2012
When not to heed the headlines

When not to heed the headlines

16 May 2012
Fixed income is about more than yield

Fixed income is about more than yield

16 May 2012