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Educated investors wise up to ETF benefits

01 July 2015 | ETF's (Exchange Traded Funds)

Low-cost exchange traded funds (ETFs) are riding high on a flood of information about the impact of fees on investment performance, according to db x-trackers, the JSE-listed ETFs offering exposure to major overseas markets.

Unpacking the concept of ‘Alternative Investments’

29 June 2015 | General

With the introduction of financial innovation, retail investors now have more access to varied alternatives than ever before. In light of the changing ‘financial ‘ecosystem, investors may consider looking outside their sphere of traditional instruments towards alternative investment options.

Unconstrained global investing in an extraordinary monetary policy environment

29 June 2015 | General

I think we are at a critical juncture in global markets today. Investors have been on a sort of high for the past few years, where bonds and stocks alike were defying gravity. I think now is the time to reevaluate one’s fixed income portfolio and think very differently about how it’s going to perform going forward, and how it’s going to perform relative to other asset classes. In our strategies, we’ve tried to design something that’s different, that’s diversified, and that doesn’t track traditional asset classes. In our assessment, the global macroeconomic backdrop looks broadly positive right now, but not all markets look the same—or face the same challenges.

Watch out for lock-ins when rate rises loom, says Imara

29 June 2015 | General

Investors can’t time the market, but some issues in the financial service sector are predictable and one of those issues concerns the marketing of fixed-interest securities.

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