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Westbrooke research concludes deeply discounted investment opportunities in small caps under R2 billion

12 June 2018 | General

Many in investments are discussing the undervaluation of the small-mid cap sector. Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management undertook extensive research recently to establish the extent of the undervaluation as well as the prospects for the sector’s recovery.

The family office : is it time to go global?

12 June 2018 | General

According to the New World Wealth South African Wealth Report for 2018, family offices are a rapidly growing wealth management segment in South Africa. High Net-Worth Individual’s (HNWI’s) wealth represents over 40% of total private wealth in South Africa and the number of South African HNWI’s is expected to grow by 28% to reach 56,000 over the next decade. The Wealth Report also predicts an increase in HNWI’s offshore wealth allocation from 17% to 22% by 2027, due to increased allocations to foreign property, foreign cash and foreign equities.

Uber is not killing car ownership (yet)

12 June 2018 | General

In five years, Uber has grown from techie trouble-maker to a global ride hailing giant. But our obsession with owning cars remains as strong as ever.

Not quite a new dawn yet

12 June 2018 | General

Tuesday brought the news that the local economy contracted by much more than expected in the first quarter. This certainly dents the “new dawn” narrative that has prevailed since President Ramaphosa took office. However, before we get carried away, let’s put the disappointing growth numbers in context and examine what they mean for expected returns.

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Question

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

Answer

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

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