Investments

Group 5 declares bankruptcy | Securities analyst commentary on the stock

After almost 5 decades of trading on Johannesburg’s stock exchange, South African construction company Group Five was yesterday put into business rescue, with its stock being suspended after it filed for bankruptcy protection. With shares priced at R45 each five years ago, the company says it is likely that the listed Group Five shares are now worthless.

Electing an investment strategy for the coming election

Traditionally ‘diversified’ investment portfolios are no longer enough, as alternative investments grow beyond $10 trillion

A 60/40 allocation to equities and bonds is no longer likely to be enough to offer investors the outcomes and diversification required to reach their long-term objectives – alternative investments are increasingly critical to the investor’s portfolio.

An additional R750+ million raised