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Deal separately with offshore investments in your will

18 October 2013 | General

With the rand continually under pressure, it makes sense to invest some of your money offshore. Investing in more than one economy provides you with an effective hedge against the devaluation of our currency. However, when drafting your will – which will determine what happens to your offshore assets, policies and investments after you die – there are some important considerations you need to be aware of.

Africa the great investment story of the next 50 years, says Old Mutual Investment Group

17 October 2013 | General

Despite recent political unrest across the continent, Africa is still offering a compelling investment case and will be the great investment story over the next 50 years. This is according to Diane Radley, CEO of Old Mutual Investment Group, speaking at a media roundtable o¬n African investment today, who said that the investment manager is planning o¬n raising R5 billion to R10 billion for investment in multiple asset classes including infrastructure, private equity and agriculture funds across the continent.

SA bonds not presenting value at current prices

16 October 2013 | General

Although South African government bonds are less expensive than they were a few months ago, they remain overpriced and continue to offer little value to investors. This is according to value based asset manager, RECM, which says that despite the recent sell-off following concerns over the US tapering its Quantitative Easing (QE) programme, local government bond yields are currently still depressed.

Africa: an investment class of its own

16 October 2013 | General

Africa’s population is growing fast and the United Nations (UN) has forecast that 22% of the world’s inhabitants will be living on the continent by 2050. Being nearly as urbanised as China, Africa has 52 cities with in excess of one million inhabitants (as at 2010).

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