Investments

1nvest gets Shari’ah-compliant certification

1nvest, Standard Bank Group’s specialist index tracking fund provider, has acquired Shari’ah compliancy certification for its commodity Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

The key assumption that could destroy your wealth

In March, the Covid-19 crisis saw one of the quickest and deepest sell-offs in stock market history, with some South African equity portfolios losing nearly a third of their value within the space of a few weeks.

Five ways to measure market risk

Understanding private equity valuations in tumultuous times

It feels as if we woke up one morning and the world was different – but when exactly did it change, and what did we know or should have known at any point in time? Investment managers of illiquid assets need to assess when, to what extent, and how they incorporate the impact of Covid-19 into their valuations.