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Are fees incentive enough? The value and importance of co-investment

17 February 2015 | General

Investors often, and in good faith, entrust their hard-earned savings to professional fund managers. The fund manager is tasked with managing the investments and for taking this responsibility, fund managers are paid by the investors.

Despite alternative assets and private equity outperforming other asset classes, SA institutions still lack exposure to these assets

13 February 2015 | Equities

South African institutions are, on average, lacking significant commitment to alternative assets and private equity investments, with many funds having no exposure at all, says Old Mutual Alternative Investments. However, since 2000, Old Mutual has steadily increased the percentage allocation of its total investment portfolio to alternative assets including private equity, infrastructure, impact investments and natural resources.

Timber investments - only five negative years in 54

12 February 2015 | General

You probably have never considered investing directly in timber, nor considered it as a serious asset class. But this alternative asset class has only seen five negative years in 54!

Will China’s year of the goat bring out the market bulls?

11 February 2015 | General

According to the Chinese calendar, 2015 is the Year of the Goat (or sheep), creatures that are typically peaceful in nature but can also be stubborn, while exhibiting herd-like behavior. I’ve invited my colleague Eddie Chow, senior executive vice president and managing director, Templeton Emerging Markets Group, to share his perspective on some key themes our team is watching in 2015 for China, and whether we think market bulls, bears or goats can be friends this year.

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Question

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

Answer

Human first always Not a chance Possibly maybe Yes, but reimagined

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