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Listed property performance ‘a pensioner bonus’ – Absa

08 November 2012 | Asset Management

Retirees largely dependent on fixed-income investments have had it tough in South Africa’s prolonged low interest environment, but at least one ‘pensioner bonus’ has given them something to smile about – the returns achieved by the JSE’s listed property c

Monthly South African ETF, ETN and Index Tracking Product Performance Survey

06 November 2012 | ETF's (Exchange Traded Funds)

The latest Performance survey indicates that, with now over 60 ETPs trading on the JSE, plus 15 Unit Trusts that have index tracking mandates, the selection of passive investment products available to the investment public is growing rapidly.

If investment decisions are not based on valuations or fundamentals, what is driving them at present?

05 November 2012 | General

If we look at both the equity and bond markets at the moment, we see that they are both suffering from weak fundamentals and low yields, yet they are both attracting fund flows. By contrast, the money market is seeing a net outflow of funds.