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A dramatic Q2 – not only for Greece and China!

A dramatic Q2 – not only for Greece and China!

22 July 2015 | General

Investors’ faith in the ability of governments to engineer a soft landing for global financial markets was shaken this quarter with Europe and China experiencing acute volatility.

Launch of Rezco Stable Fund

Launch of Rezco Stable Fund

22 July 2015 | General

Rezco Asset Management has launched a new unit trust fund, the Rezco Stable Fund, to join its existing suite of unit trusts. This brings the number of Rezco Asset Management unit trust options to four. The outstanding characteristic of the Rezco investment performance over the past 10 years has been excellent risk adjusted returns for its clients.

Do credit ratings really indicate investment merit?

Do credit ratings really indicate investment merit?

21 July 2015 | General

Credit ratings are forward-looking opinions about credit risk. They express rating agencies’ opinions about the ability and willingness of an issuer (such as a corporation, municipality or government) to meet its financial obligations in full and on time.

Too small to have a global impact

Too small to have a global impact

21 July 2015 | Economy

In what has been arguably the biggest economic fallout from the global financial crisis, Greece has been on tender hooks since the beginning of June with its economy teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Only all night negotiations with other members of the European Union (EU) on 12 July has saved the country, but for how long has the country been saved?

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Advice more vital than ever in TFI era

Advice more vital than ever in TFI era

20 July 2015 | General
China: Searching for a new equilibrium

China: Searching for a new equilibrium

20 July 2015 | General
Greece vs Germany: A bare-knuckled battle

Greece vs Germany: A bare-knuckled battle

20 July 2015 | Economy
Value of announced M&A transactions involving Sub Saharan African targets reached US$15.3 billion in H1 2015

Value of announced M&A transactions involving Sub Saharan African targets reached US$15.3 billion in H1 2015

16 July 2015 | General
Eurozone looks to heal its Greek crisis rifts

Eurozone looks to heal its Greek crisis rifts

16 July 2015 | Economy
Volatility is not your enemy

Volatility is not your enemy

16 July 2015 | General
New Investec product multiplies FTSE 100 returns by 10

New Investec product multiplies FTSE 100 returns by 10

15 July 2015 | General
SIM Inflation Plus Fund tests the brakes

SIM Inflation Plus Fund tests the brakes

15 July 2015 | General