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A brave new world

19 February 2018 | General

Investors cheered Jacob Zuma’s resignation as President on Valentine’s Day and were excited to see Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as his successor the following afternoon. Markets had priced in the greater prospect for sensible policymaking, a tougher stance on corruption and economic reform since December, but with the certainty that the Zuma era is over, came a bounce in the rand, local equities and bonds. Listed property is still struggling as governance concerns weigh on the Resilient stable of companies.

Investec Banks’s new investment product targets Emerging Markets

16 February 2018 | General

For the first time since the end of the global financial crisis, all of the world's major economies are growing at once. The IMF is predicting that the world economy will expand by 3.9% in 2018, up from 3.7% last year and 3.2% in 2016.

The rise of the Discretionary Fund Manager

15 February 2018 | General

Over the past decade, the idea of turning to external experts for investment proficiency has gained exponential popularity internationally. The 2016 Outsourced Chief Investment Officer Buyer’s Guide reported that outsourced Chief Investment Officer (CIO) assets reportedly grew almost tenfold (860%) over the eight years from 2007 to 2015, which implies an annual growth rate of about 30%.

Ashburton Investments to launch first World Government Bond ETF on JSE

15 February 2018 | ETF's (Exchange Traded Funds)

Ashburton Investments, the asset management arm of the FirstRand group, announced today that it will list the Ashburton World Government Bond ETF on the JSE on 13 March 2018 in a boon for South African investors looking to diversify their portfolio holdings.

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