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Global debt dynamics and the ongoing search for yield

05 July 2017 | General

What will tomorrow yield for fixed income?

Working to lead and shape the investments industry

04 July 2017 | General

Working South Africans cannot retire comfortably – this is the reality our industry and our country is dealing with. The 2016 Alexander Forbes Member Watch™ Survey shows that only 6% of retirement fund members can retire at their current standard of living. This is a statistic we’re on a mission to change at Alexander Forbes Investments.

Returns in perspective

04 July 2017 | General

The month ended on a fairly dramatic note after traders interpreted European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi’s innocuous comments, on the strengthening Eurozone economy, as signalling an approaching end to monetary policy stimulus. At the same monetary policy conference, statements by his Bank of England counterpart were also interpreted as talking up prospects of rate hikes. As a result global bonds sold-off, the euro and pound gained against the dollar and stocks also hit a wobble. But this does not appear to be a repeat of 2013’s ‘taper tantrum’ when markets sold-off sharply after then US Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke suggested that stimulus could be pared back. While growth in Europe is indeed looking good, inflation remains very low – and is falling – and the ECB has no need to rush towards the exit.

Combining technology and human judgement is the most powerful investment tool of the future

04 July 2017 | General

Coined in the wake of the 2016 United States presidential election, the buzzword “fake news” continues to be a source of frustration amongst politicians, media houses and big corporates alike. In the realm of investing, however, whether information is based on fact or fiction is less of a concern, as the real value exists in an investor’s ability to objectively read the market sentiment that this incessant ream of information is inciting.

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