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2017: Time to invest in an alternative reality?

10 February 2017 | ETF's (Exchange Traded Funds)

Last year was not a good one for equity investors. Including dividends, the FTSE/JSE returned just 2.6%.

Trump’s protectionism won’t eclipse emerging market opportunities

10 February 2017 | General

Investors are concerned that Trump’s protectionist stance will damage emerging markets growth. While geopolitical events and their impacts on portfolios are difficult to predict, fundamental analysis from Morningstar Investment Management Europe shows emerging markets equities remain attractive relative to other asset classes.

New Satrix funds: now own more of the market

08 February 2017 | ETF's (Exchange Traded Funds)

Satrix, a pioneer in the index-tracking space, is launching two exciting new exchange traded funds (ETFs), now making it possible to invest in property and inflation-linked bonds alongside your equity ETF portfolio. Says Helena Conradie, CEO of Satrix, ‘We are always looking at ways in which we can expand our offering and these additions make it easy for investors to also own the property and inflation-linked bond (ILB) markets.’

South African private equity continues to outperform listed market

08 February 2017 | Equities

The RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report for the third quarter of 2016 shows that South African private equity continued to yield favourable returns relative to listed equity over the ten-year period to 30 September 2016.

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