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The upside of downside protection

08 August 2018 | General

Losses are an inescapable part of investing, but effective downside protection can help investors avoid big losses – which is a key aspect of long-term investment outperformance.

Many moving parts moving in different directions

07 August 2018 | General

The past few days have been unusually eventful, with a bunch of important economic data releases, central bank policy announcements and political developments. And of course, the usual market ups and downs, as investors respond to the above, and also because investors often just react to price movements, instead of to changes in fundamentals. They also like nice round numbers, as the hoo-ha over Apple becoming the first $1 trillion company showed.

Unlocking Romania’s potential

07 August 2018 | General

In recent years, Romania’s economy has been one of the fastest growing in Europe, with strong domestic consumption, low unemployment and fiscal stimulus acting as drivers.

The benefits of boutique

02 August 2018 | General

In the South African investment industry, the vast majority of assets are managed by the large asset managers. These firms have dominated the asset management landscape for the last two decades. In more recent years, boutique firms have begun to carve out a niche for themselves - servicing clients that desire a more nimble approach to investing, backed by high-quality research and investment processes, delivered with superior levels of client service.

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Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?

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Human first always Not a chance Possibly maybe Yes, but reimagined

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