FINFUND: The good, the bad and the ugly
Most advanced economies across the world are struggling to raise insipid growth rates, but ‘Great Recession doom-mongers’ are arguably watching the wrong graveyard. Johan Els of Old Mutual Investment...
View ArticleFINFUND: The canary in the coal mine
The collapse of Lehman Brothers and capitalism’s so called ‘near-death experience’ in September 2008, heralded the start of an extraordinary period for monetary policy. In the US, the federal funds...
View ArticleFINFUND: Mid- and small-cap stocks offer phenomenal opportunities
It is hardly surprising that market commentators and investors are jittery about future prospects for the JSE. Valuations in the industrial sector are looking stretched, if not downright expensive. In...
View ArticleFINFUND: Big enough to make a difference, small enough to care!
When one thinks wealth management at Sasfin, David Shapiro’s name usually comes to mind. And not without reason. Apart from maintaining a generally high public profile, his Sasfin Met Equity Fund most...
View ArticleFINFUND: Equity opportunities, down under
The importance of diversifying offshore is often heralded, and Australia is definitely offshore from South Africa. However, there are strong similarities between the two economies. JD de Lange and LJ...
View ArticleFINFUND: SIM’s Active Income Fund – Consistent income in volatile markets
The highly volatile second quarter of 2013 – which saw equity, fixed income and currency markets see-sawing the world over – has left many investors reeling and wondering which way to turn. But Sanlam...
View ArticleFINFUND: The future value of ‘advice’
Issues around how financial advisers are remunerated for their professional services have become pretty topical in the financial services industry recently. Some of this has been triggered by the...
View ArticleFINFUND: Some forgotten unit trust heroes
While the South African unit trust industry has been one of the most successful in the world, little, if any, credit has been given to its founders and stalwarts. The founders in SA, of course, were...
View ArticleINVESTMENT: IS launches a flexible fund of funds
Investment Solutions has launched the Flexible Fund of Funds product. The product is set to benefit investors through diversification.
View ArticleINVESTMENT: Pricing investment opportunities in Africa
Africa is still popular as a destination for investment, among other BRIC countries. However investors have trouble pricing assets with limited data.
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