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Low interest rates, slow growth driving financial market trends

26 March 2015 | General

Ultra-low interest rates and slow economic growth are the two main factors currently driving global financial market trends – trends which also inform the South African asset allocation landscape and are integral to both investor behaviour and investment manager decisions.

Which companies benefit from the lower oil price?

25 March 2015 | General

Andrew Newell, Head of Business Development at Cannon Asset Managers, finds that lower oil prices are helpful for smaller, SA-facing stocks.

Africa continues to attract attention as an investment destination from local and foreign investors but opportunities are difficult to price: PwC report

25 March 2015 | General

Africa is continuing to receive a high level of interest as an investment destination from investors from across the globe including Africa, the US, the EU and the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries. Interest in Africa has widened with more countries being considered for investment and a wider range of industries being targeted in Africa. Investors, however, continue to face challenges in pricing assets in African markets as the lack of data and a formal market impact valuation methodology.

Discovery Invest’s new Enhanced Yield Fund provides clients with the ability to earn significant returns

19 March 2015 | General

At a launch held in Johannesburg, Discovery Invest announced its investment product enhancements which included a newly designed structured fund, the Discovery Enhanced Yield Fund. Compared with traditional interest or income funds, the Discovery Enhanced Yield Fund offers investors the potential to earn significantly higher fixed returns of 15 percent per year.

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