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A closer look at the industrials index(J257)

08 December 2015 | General

J257 is the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) code for the FTSE/JSE: AFR SA Industrial, one of the JSE’s three main sectors. The main sectors are Resources (J258), Financials (J580) and Industrials (J257). The sector classification is based on the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB). Industrials can be defined as all of the JSE listed companies that do not belong to Financials, Oil & Gas Producers and Mining (jse.co.za, 2015). Resources can be defined as the JSE listed companies that belong to Oil & Gas Producers and Mining. Financials are the JSE listed companies that belong to the Financials industry.

Investment lessons learnt in 2015

07 December 2015 | General

Managing investments successfully involves a careful balance. On the one hand there is the requirement for consistency in process and philosophy. The dark side of that custom is potential dogmatism, which is why this needs to be balanced with open-mindedness and flexibility – and a candour which involves reconsideration of the evidence and admission of mistakes.

2015: A tough year, but changes benefit investors

07 December 2015 | Economy

2015 was an eventful year in the markets, with investors being reminded by events in countries like Greece and China how quickly seemingly calm seas can turn choppy and how swiftly currencies can stumble.