Investments

October 2019 Market Overview

October was a month starved of positive economic news for South Africa.

Bleak budget and buoyant Boks

The Springboks’ incredible World Cup triumph was a welcome distraction from a week dominated by the gloomy Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS).

A step ahead of enhanced indexation

Shari’ah investing – principle-based and socially responsible

Shari’ah investing, a form of ethical investing, is arguably a scarcely understood discipline within discretionary fund management (DFM), even by seasoned investment professionals. With its Quranic basis and grounded in Islamic trite law (Shari’ah law), there is the belief that Shari’ah investing is exclusively for investors who follow Islam. This is a misconception, says Imraan Khan, Research and Investment Analyst at Glacier Invest.