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Daylight robbery plaguing SA investment market

12 October 2016 | General

“This investment will cost you upward of two million rand.” Jill’s face dropped. Her husband Percy had been let go by one of the big steel companies and she was looking to invest his R4 million pension fund. He had barely turned 50, too young to retire, and she wanted to preserve the money for at least another ten years.

Blurring boundaries - new trends in SA asset management industry

12 October 2016 | Asset Management

The growth of passive or index investing is one of the more far-reaching global investment trends to emerge over the last several decades.

In volatile environments, investors urged to look beyond the yield

12 October 2016 | General

In an uncertain investment environment, where capital growth is hard to find, investors are taking yield more seriously than ever. However, when it comes to comparing investments, investors should be careful of misinterpreting or focussing only on yield.

Pound Falls as Hard Brexit Looms

10 October 2016 | General

US gross domestic product growth has slowed substantially over the past year to 1.3% year-on-year in the second quarter. In its latest round of global forecasts, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its outlook for US growth for 2016 from 2.2% to 1.6% and 2017’s forecast from 2.5% to 2.2%. Consumer spending is the main engine of growth, supported by low inflation and decent job growth. Headline inflation is below 1% and core inflation, which excluded volatile food and energy prices, is below 2%.

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Growing an investment portfolio: What makes a successful asset manager?

06 October 2016 | General

Investing in a low-growth world

04 October 2016 | Economy

Fiscal stimulus - the next uplift for commodities?

03 October 2016 | General

From Muddling to Miracle: The path to maintaining SA’s credit rating

02 October 2016 | Economy

Interest rates left unchanged, but a lot to think about

27 September 2016 | Economy

How the Brexit Vote Turned the Spotlight on Small-Cap Value

27 September 2016 | General

JSE enhances trading functionality on its Equity market to allow bulk trades

27 September 2016 | General

Is it the right time to buy Capital and Counties?

27 September 2016 | General

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Daylight robbery plaguing SA investment market

Blurring boundaries - new trends in SA asset management industry

In volatile environments, investors urged to look beyond the yield

Pound Falls as Hard Brexit Looms

Growing an investment portfolio: What makes a successful asset manager?

Investing in a low-growth world

Fiscal stimulus - the next uplift for commodities?

From Muddling to Miracle: The path to maintaining SA’s credit rating

Interest rates left unchanged, but a lot to think about

How the Brexit Vote Turned the Spotlight on Small-Cap Value

JSE enhances trading functionality on its Equity market to allow bulk trades

Is it the right time to buy Capital and Counties?