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Crises and recoveries

28 June 2021 | General

After several decades of calm, the global economy was hit by two massive crises in the space of 12 years: the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC), and Covid-19.

Investment truth 101 - Sticking in the market and waiting for recovery key to long-term growth

28 June 2021 | General

Investors looking for answers in the wake of 2020’s market meltdown and subsequent recovery could have saved themselves a whole lot of introspection if they had stuck to long-term investment principles. This is what managers of Tailored Fund Portfolios Inflation plus 5-7% portfolio did — resulting in a return of 27.5% for the year to April 2021.

Are we seeing a rotation from developed markets to emerging markets?

28 June 2021 | General

As global economies continue to recover, available data suggests that the tide may be turning toward emerging markets (EMs), while developed markets (DMs) slowly fall out of favour. PSG Wealth and the industry have always recognised the value of select assets in the EM space. Now the media has started to report on similar opportunities.

The four things South Africa Inc must do, now…

28 June 2021 | Economy

The V-shaped economic recovery that was predicted by market commentators in the early months of pandemic appears to have come to fruition, with most countries recovering strongly on the back of record levels of international trade and improvements in global trade relations. “Global trade uncertainty has fallen off; this coupled with a rebound in international trade is a positive development that has played out over the past six to 12 months,” said Kevin Lings, chief economist at STANLIB Asset Management. He was commenting during the opening presentation to The Investment Forum 2021, recently hosted by The Collaborative Exchange.

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