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Global equities at record highs on better growth outlook

07 March 2017 | Equities

Despite widespread political uncertainty following the Brexit referendum and the US election (and ahead of key European elections), the global economy appears to be growing at the fastest rate since 2014. All the major economies are expanding, in what has been called a “synchronised upswing”. The Citigroup Economic Surprise Index (which measures how economic data performs against expectations) was hovering around the highest level for developed economies since mid-2010 in January. Deflation fears have also fallen away, as headline inflation rates in the developed world are moving towards 2% on the back of higher commodity prices. Even deflation-prone Japan saw prices increasing over the past year.

Relaxation of exchange controls relating to intellectual property and foreign investment

06 March 2017 | General

National Treasury has made some changes to its exchange control policy which will be good news to South African residents who create intellectual property (IP), and who wish to invest offshore.

Direct property or unit trusts - which is best?

06 March 2017 | Unit trusts

A very interesting question almost every investor asks themselves is: "If I want to invest money, do I need to buy a property, keep my money in the bank to earn fixed interest rates or invest in stocks?"

Budget 2017: the highs and lows for investors

02 March 2017 | General

As with last year’s Budget speech, Minister Gordhan showed just how many avenues are in fact available to him for increasing tax revenue. This year the bulk of the additional R28 billion, which he stated in the MTBPS he would he need to raise in 2017/18, could – without deeper investigation - be called ‘wealth taxes’. Addressing inequality among South Africans appears to be top of the minister’s agenda.

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