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Should investors go offshore when the local environment improves?

27 June 2018 | General

There are always benefits to allocating assets offshore and it would be imprudent of investors to invest all their cash in the local economy. For one, South Africa accounts for only one percent of all investment opportunities globally.

SA could get to a growth rate of 3.7% or more

27 June 2018 | Economy

“We should put behind us the era of diminishing trust in public institutions and weakened confidence in leaders,” was a key statement to come out of President Ramaphosa's State of the Nation address earlier this year. Statements such as this show that President Ramaphosa is clearly keenly aware of the issues facing South Africa, and appears to be sensitive to the challenges ahead. During his first address as State President, he spoke of a necessary collaboration between business and labour, the need to ensure economic growth, and a requirement to encourage significant new investment. In addition, he indicated that some tough love was needed to close the fiscal gap, stabilise debt and restore state-owned enterprises to health.

Ignore Trump’s sabre-rattling and hold tight

27 June 2018 | General

The much-feared risk of a global trade war has become a reality. President Donald Trump’s announcement about tariffs on goods from China and the European Union’s implementation of tariffs against US goods have ignited the powder keg of this war. Many South Africans feel unconcerned at these developments far away from us; others fear impending collateral damage on our economy.

Trade war rumblings and the rand’s retreat

26 June 2018 | Economy

There’s an old saying in markets that when the US sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. When the US throws punches, markets can get bruised. US President Trump announced that tariffs would now be implemented against $50 billion of Chinese imports to punish China for alleged unfair trade practices. China’s predictable retaliation led to Trump calling for an additional tranche of tariffs on another $200 billion of goods. This caused renewed jitters on global equity markets, effectively nipping a promising rally in the bud.

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