Investments

Fairtree Hedge Funds take the silverware

Two Fairtree hedge funds won in their nominated categories in the 10th Hedge News Africa Awards held in Cape Town last week.

Volatility and the case for market-neutral investing

Summary of tax changes impacting investors - February 2019

While South African taxpayers have been presented with their fifth consecutive austerity budget, the Minister of Finance did not this year announce any material changes to the key taxes impacting investors. The rates for marginal income tax, dividend tax, capital gains tax and VAT all remained unchanged. This follows the material tax hikes on investment activity announced two years ago, and the increase in the VAT rate that was announced last year.

Emerging Markets Race Ahead in January – SA among best-performing EM currencies

Emerging market equities were off to a strong start overall in 2019, rebounding from a 2018 downturn. Manraj Sekhon, CIO of Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity, and Chetan Sehgal, senior managing director and director of portfolio management, outline what drove market moves in January and why they and the team think confidence in emerging markets should continue to improve.