Investments

Managing the challenge of global inflation

Despite the dampening effect of rampant inflation on stock markets, active fund managers who focus on business fundamentals relative to valuations can continue to generate market-beating returns for investors, says Old Mutual Multi-Managers.

Cash and money markets – ‘a decent hedge against inflation’

The Giant Awakens

The past week India marked the 75th anniversary of independence from Britain. Today it is the world’s second largest country by population, only behind China, and home to a staggering 1.38 billion people. India is set to overtake its northern neighbour within a few years as China’s population growth has stalled and its demographic profile distorted by the 1980 to 2016 one-child policy.

Considerations when building your investment portfolio

The importance of saving and investing from a young age cannot be emphasised enough, yet people are scared to start saving or investing – if not leave it to later in life, which is not always the best option.