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How well do you know your investment terminology?

28 May 2013 | General

Ever heard of the terms preserver or asset stripping? If you haven’t, you are among a high number of South Africans who have no idea that these are just some of the many terms used in the investment world. Statistics have shown that even affluent investor

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

27 May 2013 | General

One of the key structural drivers of economic performance is economic openness which measures the connectedness and mobility of economies that comes about through international trade, capital flows and the movement of information and people. Achieving hig

Private equity funds attract investments destined for sub-Saharan Africa

24 May 2013 | Equities

Despite concerns that the momentum of economic growth in Africa may not be sustained, not least due to the slowdown in the resource boom, funds continue to flow into projects across the continent.

Are Equity Investors Pushing the Gas Pedal Too Hard?

22 May 2013 | General

Global equities advanced during the first several months of the year as investors weighed continued policy stimulus and solid corporate earnings results against anemic economic data. Headline economic trends remained lackluster; 2.5% first quarter GDP gro

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