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Can hedge funds and asset managers combine effectively?

12 April 2011

Hedge funds are back under the spotlight after changes to Regulation 28 which allow institutional investors to increase their exposure to the asset class to 10%. The decision should open a huge market for hedge fund managers because, in the past, an insti

Regulator seeks partnership with industry bodies

30 March 2011

Jonathan Dixon, Deputy Executive Officer: Insurance at the Financial Services Board (FSB) says the interaction between financial services regulators and the industry’s various representative bodies should be viewed as a partnership. He was presenting at t

Unsettling but not surprising...

16 March 2011

On Thursday, 10 March 2011, the JSE All Share index shed 2.9%, closing at 30, 899 points. Try as they might investors haven’t been able to chase the local bourse to a closing level beyond its 22 May 2008 record of 33 233 points. They came close on Valenti

Six steps to value… A share selection strategy for fantastic compound returns

02 March 2011

If you hanker after market-beating stock market performance one of your options is to follow the example set by the world’s greatest investors. On the international stage the likes of Warren Buffett and Franklin Templeton have outperformed their equity be

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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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