Investments

Mauritius ready to boom after being taken off EU blacklist

The emerging financial hub of Mauritius is back in business after being removed from the European Union’s list of high-risk countries - the so-called ‘EU blacklist’ - earlier this year.

Four reasons to be optimistic about energy transition equities

Index investing: How it started vs how it’s going

The first index fund launched in the United States in the 1970s, and the industry has since gone through many transitionary and growth periods. Since the global financial crisis between 2008 and 2009, there has been an acceleration in adoption of index tracking products globally, especially in the US. This came about due to various reasons including underperformance by active fund managers, regulation, and a low yielding environment.

Zanzibar opens up a further nine smaller islands for investment opportunities