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The State of the Nation - investment positioning ahead of the ANC elective conference in December

17 November 2017 | Economy

There will be few who disagree that South Africa faces significant economic and investment challenges in the days, months and indeed years ahead.

Riding out the new world order

16 November 2017 | General

Managing the conflict between globalised investment opportunities and geopolitical protectionism.

Key considerations when investing offshore

15 November 2017 | General

It’s 10 years since the beginning of the global financial crisis, and investors are more aware than ever of how portfolio diversification can help protect their investments. These days, a diversified investment portfolio should include both local and international shares. Our securities division offers clients the ability to trade a range of international instruments, including international stocks, real estate investment trusts (REITs), exchange traded funds (ETFs) and American depository receipts (ADRs) on one platform through our offshore partnership with Société Générale (SocGen).

The 60 000-foot view

14 November 2017 | General

The FTSE/JSE All Share Index, or Alsi as it is widely known, broke through the 60 000 points mark for the first time last week. The Alsi beat its previous record high of 55 188 points (set three years earlier in April 2015) in July.

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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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