Investments

Ashburton favours bonds, listed property for best returns in 2020

Ashburton Investments, the asset management arm of the FirstRand Group, is looking to government bonds and listed property to provide the best risk-adjusted returns on the local front for South African investors in 2020.

Outlook 2020: Why solar energy’s prospects look bright for 2020

How to get the most out of the Section 12J incentive this tax year

Financial advisors have been quick to recognise the attractiveness of Section 12J (12J) investments which include a 100% tax deduction, an uncorrelated underlying investment, attractive returns, the ability to stimulate the SA economy and create jobs according to Dino Zuccollo, Co-Head of Section 12J at Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management (SA’s largest S12J fund manager) and Chairman of the 12J Association of South Africa.

December Market Snapshot: 2019: the winners, losers and forces behind them

In December market participants were ‘entertained’ by yet another act in a long-winded saga centered along the themes of trade war, corruption in both the private and public sector, retribution, and the resultant drag on economic growth. A denouement is not yet in sight.