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A story of risk management, and flying to the moon

13 November 2017 | General

Risk management is a key part of many endeavors, from space travel to investment management. In either case, achieving one’s goals requires awareness of what could go wrong, as well as careful attention to details in often-changing conditions to ensure the smoothest possible journey. Tilak Lal, vice president, Performance Analysis & Investment Risk at Franklin Templeton Investments, describes what risk is within the investment space, and how risk management is essential to success.

SA private equity performs favourably against listed markets

08 November 2017 | Equities

Outperforms ALSI TRI and SWIX TRI over all three periods analysed.

Offshore saving: why it makes sense

08 November 2017 | General

With South Africa’s economy in the doldrums, and expected to grow at less than a percent this year, more and more people are looking at saving in international currencies like the US dollar, Botswana pula or British pound.

Market review: October 2017

08 November 2017 | Economy

During October US lawmakers took important steps to implement President Trump’s proposals to reform tax, which among other things entail cutting the top US corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%. Markets were encouraged by this move and the Dow Jones Industrial Index broke through the 23 000 mark for the first time. US jobless claims returned to former low levels after a brief spike during hurricane season. US inflation remains contained and the Federal Reserve kept rates on hold at its meeting on 1 November. UK inflation came in at 3% for the year to September, the highest level since March 2012.

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