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Rising stars and fallen angels

18 August 2016 | General

Dr Andrew Dittberner, Chief Investment Officer, Cannon Asset Managers, warns of the danger of confusing “Big” with “Great”.

Why active vs. passive is not the debate SA investors should be having

18 August 2016 | General

Globally and, more recently, locally, the investment industry has seen extensive debate around active versus passive investment strategies and which of these yield better results. This binary debate, however, is an oversimplification that misses the point. Instead, investors should be turning their attention to a third option; that of index investing as an essential component within a blended active and passive investment solution.

Why higher interest rates could draw yield-seekers to leveraged loans

16 August 2016 | General

The prospects for the US Federal Reserve (Fed) raising its benchmark lending rate this year appeared dim until surprisingly positive economic reports prompted the Fed to hint at its July meeting that rate rises could be coming soon. It remains to be seen if the Fed will raise rates at its upcoming September or December meetings, but from our perspective, the importance of a Fed rate hike down the road is its impact upon credit quality. Our view is that a rise in interest rates may cause credit quality in the leveraged loan space to deteriorate—something we need to be cognizant of in terms of our portfolio risk-management strategy.

Understanding your money personality

16 August 2016 | General

Each and every one of us has unique personality profile. Our profile determines the way in which we get energized, how we prefer to gather information in order to make decisions, how we prefer to make those decisions as well as determines our general approach to life. It therefore also influences the way in which we deal with our personal money matters on a day to day basis.

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Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?

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Human first always Not a chance Possibly maybe Yes, but reimagined

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