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Listed property’s bumpy road offers investment opportunity

05 June 2013 | General

South Africa’s listed property sector continued its slide during the week ending 31 May 2013, as the Rand breached R10/US$ and bond yields moved sharply higher

Exploring Passively Managed / Index Funds

05 June 2013 | General

In recent times there has been escalating interest surrounding index investing. Although index investment funds have been around in the industry for a while, they have recently caught the eye of the investor primarily due to their beneficial cost structu

Monthly South African ETF, ETN and Unit Trust Index Tracking Performance Survey

04 June 2013 | ETF's (Exchange Traded Funds)

As highlighted in recent Monthly Performance Surveys, Rand Hedge investment products are currently in favour. The substantial decline in the rand’s value against all major currencies has pushed up the rand value of any offshore based investments, bringin

A tale of two stocks

31 May 2013 | General

As financial markets surge to successive new highs, we could be forgiven for thinking making money in the stock market is easy. This might be true for passive index investors and a portfolio of winning stocks, but it has most definitely not been the case

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JSE cuts fees for interest rate and currency derivatives

29 May 2013 | General

Rand, bond yields impact listed property

28 May 2013 | General

How well do you know your investment terminology?

28 May 2013 | General

It’s not about the state of the world, but the state of sub-Saharan Africa

27 May 2013 | General

Private equity funds attract investments destined for sub-Saharan Africa

24 May 2013 | Equities

Are Equity Investors Pushing the Gas Pedal Too Hard?

22 May 2013 | General

Prescient China Balanced Fund reaches quota capacity

21 May 2013 | General

Why gold may have a long way further to fall