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Q&A: Sukuk market and oil

20 October 2015 | General

Mohieddine Kronfol, CIO, Global Sukuk & MENA Fixed Income Franklin Templeton Investments gives his outlook for 2016 on Sukuk market and oil.

Global asset manager confident SA bonds will not follow Brazil into junk status

20 October 2015 | Economy

The recent announcement of S&P downgrading Brazilian bonds to “junk” status has raised questions about whether the South African bond market will be the next emerging market to be downgraded. However, according to PineBridge Investments, it is not likely that South Africa will lose its Investment Grade imminently.

Global equities likely to deliver solid returns over the next year

19 October 2015 | Equities

But South African stock market valuations look expensive.

Marriott’s advice to investors: Invest your money where you spend your money

16 October 2015 | General

Global markets have been volatile since the beginning of 2015 due to question marks over the likely timing of the first US interest rate hike and various geo-political issues. While these factors could continue to cause price volatility in the short-term, how they ultimately unfold will have a minimal impact on the performance of Marriott’s portfolios in the long-term.

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