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EXEO Capital’s Agri-Vie fund II attracts over $100 million at first close

02 February 2017 | General

EXEO Capital, the pan-African private equity investment firm, has announced the first close of the second Agri-Vie Fund, focused on the food and agribusiness sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, after attracting commitments of over $100 million - one third more than the initial target.

Short-term pain vs longer-term gains

01 February 2017 | General

What is myopic loss aversion? Myopic loss aversion is a concept first published by Benartzi and Thaler (1995). It combines a number of biases such as framing, mental accounting and loss-aversion biases. For instance, when given shorter-term performance figures of bonds and equities investors tend to choose more conservative type portfolios, i.e. they choose more bonds than equities. However, when given longer-term performance figures of the exact same assets they choose riskier portfolios. This is mainly due to the fact that over shorter periods bond can outperform equities, however over longer periods, equities tend to outperform bonds. These are classic examples of framing - the time period in which you frame the returns and loss-aversion where losses hurt more than the joy of gains.

The ‘right’ investment strategies in an evolving macro environment

01 February 2017 | General

In an investment landscape that is constantly delivering new highs and lows as macro-economic conditions continue to evolve, it is key for investors to ignore excessive noise in the markets and avoid making rash emotional decisions which can turn a minor market hiccup into a real loss, impacting long-term returns.

Five traits of a disciplined investor

01 February 2017 | General

Starting an investment portfolio, be it big or small, requires some form of commitment from the prospective investor. Most importantly, the investor needs to have a goal in mind before starting to invest.

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