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Clarity and time – a winning combination

08 April 2015 | General

For the purpose of this article, the wider concept of asset allocation should be dissected into its two underlying sub-components, namely strategic and tactical asset allocation.

Bull market poised to turn bearish - SA Asset Manager

31 March 2015 | General

Insight on dealing with a bear market from award-winning active asset manager, REZCO Asset Management.

Is it time to redefine benchmarks?

30 March 2015 | General

One of the most complex aspects in investing, on the part of the investor and the investment manager, is that of benchmarks. In essence, a benchmark is commonly understood as the yardstick against which an investment manager’s return is assessed and measured. Benchmarks are usually quoted stock market indices or the average of peer returns. While the notion of a benchmark might appear relatively straight-forward, there are two key aspects which Perpetua Investment Managers believes creates real complexity surrounding benchmarks, and especially index benchmarks (FTSE/JSE Shareholder-weighted Index (SWIX) or FTSE/JSE All-Share Index (ALSI) being most popular in SA):

New ETF tax free investment accounts launched

27 March 2015 | ETF's (Exchange Traded Funds)

A new tax free product, using only Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as the investment constituents, has been launched by Computershare (Pty) Ltd as the administrators, and etfSA.co.za as the portfolio managers and financial advisors.

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

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