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Municipal bonds: Not just for US investors any more

05 May 2017 | General

Municipal bonds have been the chief engine for infrastructure growth in the United States for more than 100 years. Today, roughly three-quarters of US infrastructure has been funded with the help of municipal bonds, making them the cornerstone of the country’s infrastructure strategy. Muni bonds fund the building blocks of a competitive, modern economy.

Property investors look beyond France as election looms

05 May 2017 | General

While it seems increasingly likely France will vote for a centrist pro-Europe government, the shocks of Brexit and the election of Donald Trump in the US prove that nothing is certain.

A new era for private equity in Africa

04 May 2017 | Equities

Over the past two decades, private equity (PE) in Africa has emerged as an expanding asset class, both in funds raised and capital deployed.

SA private equity continues to endure despite slowing growth

03 May 2017 | Equities

Despite South Africa’s contracted economic growth forecast at the end of 2016 the performance of the South African private equity industry ended the year on a positive trajectory, demonstrating the asset class’s ability to continually source attractive deals and produce favourable returns amidst challenging local market conditions.

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