Despite COVID-19, SA investors expect higher future returns
Even as COVID-19 halted the longest economic expansion on record and plunged the world into deep recession, South African investors…
Despite COVID-19, SA investors expect higher future returns
Even as COVID-19 halted the longest economic expansion on record and plunged the world into deep recession, South African investors expect to make an average annual total return of 12.67% – almost 2% higher than the global average predicted returns of 10.9%. This was revealed in the recently released Schroders’…
Are cryptocurrencies here to stay?
The recent news that cryptocurrency giant, Digital Currency Group, has acquired cryptocurrency exchange company, Luno, has once again highlighted the…
Are cryptocurrencies here to stay?
The recent news that cryptocurrency giant, Digital Currency Group, has acquired cryptocurrency exchange company, Luno, has once again highlighted the rise of cryptocurrencies as a possible alternative to the current global financial system. According to Old Mutual Investment Group Director of Investments, Hywel George, Bitcoin, as well as a number…
How too much choice is draining your brain
By: Paul Nixon, head of technical marketing and behavioural finance at Momentum Investments From the words of Francis Scott Key…
How too much choice is draining your brain
By: Paul Nixon, head of technical marketing and behavioural finance at Momentum Investments From the words of Francis Scott Key that dubbed America “The land of the free”, which stuck, to the unforgettable Mel Gibson monologue where an army of painted Scots were willing to trade their lives for the…
Investing offshore opens a world of possibilities
By: Standard Bank Wealth International South Africa accounts for less than 0.5 percent of the world’s gross domestic products, or…
Investing offshore opens a world of possibilities
By: Standard Bank Wealth International South Africa accounts for less than 0.5 percent of the world’s gross domestic products, or GDP. Investors who therefore expand their horizons beyond local borders have access to the other 99.5 percent, which makes a strong case for diversification and investing in international markets. There…
Real-time planning tool gives meaning to integrated wealth planning
According to the EY Future Consumer Index, 42% of respondents believe that the way they purchase goods and services will fundamentally change…
Real-time planning tool gives meaning to integrated wealth planning
According to the EY Future Consumer Index, 42% of respondents believe that the way they purchase goods and services will fundamentally change as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report revealed that 34% of consumers would be prepared to pay more for local products, 25% more for trusted brands and 23%…
Five reasons to choose indexing for sustainable portfolios
By: Thomas Fekete, EMEA Head of Strategy and Products for Sustainable Investing at BlackRock Here are the five reasons why…
Five reasons to choose indexing for sustainable portfolios
By: Thomas Fekete, EMEA Head of Strategy and Products for Sustainable Investing at BlackRock Here are the five reasons why we believe sustainable indexing gives investors the clarity they need to build more sustainable portfolios. 1. Indexing puts you in control of what type of sustainable investor you want to…
Six reasons why automation is poised to accelerate
By: Daniel McFetrich, Head of Global and International Equity, Schroders Automation has long been a feature of the manufacturing sector,…
Six reasons why automation is poised to accelerate
By: Daniel McFetrich, Head of Global and International Equity, Schroders Automation has long been a feature of the manufacturing sector, as companies seek to improve productivity, but we think the level of automation is set for a sharp increase as innovation sparks a new smart manufacturing revolution. In the short…
Celebrating women’s month in a strange time
By: Jeanette Marais, CEO, Momentum Investments At the end of last year, we did not think that we would be…
Celebrating women’s month in a strange time
By: Jeanette Marais, CEO, Momentum Investments At the end of last year, we did not think that we would be in the position we are in now. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to light some hard hitting truths about our world. For one, in many countries broken systems and broken…
Looking beyond the COVID-19 crisis
By: Justin Floor, fund manager at PSG Asset Management Over the past few months, the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak…
Looking beyond the COVID-19 crisis
By: Justin Floor, fund manager at PSG Asset Management Over the past few months, the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak has shifted. In the early days, governments around the world hoped that by acting decisively, the outbreak could be put behind us swiftly. This has not proven to be the…
Sustainable investing enduring through COVID-19 and beyond
By: Thomas Fekete, EMEA Head of Strategy and Products for Sustainable Investing, BlackRock Investor demand for sustainable investing is growing.…
Sustainable investing enduring through COVID-19 and beyond
By: Thomas Fekete, EMEA Head of Strategy and Products for Sustainable Investing, BlackRock Investor demand for sustainable investing is growing. From identifying and implementing clean sources of energy to emission friendly transportation and medical needs, vast swathes of industries are adapting to meet growing consumer demand from both individual and…
Living by design: How to give purpose to your money
By: John Kennedy, Director and Regional Head: Claremont, Citadel At its essence, a financial plan is about giving purpose to…
Living by design: How to give purpose to your money
By: John Kennedy, Director and Regional Head: Claremont, Citadel At its essence, a financial plan is about giving purpose to your money: it works as a personalised roadmap to ensure that you target and reach your financial goals along your journey. Crucially, living without a financial plan risks failing to…
Old Mutual Wealth expands tax-free options with tailored fund portfolios
Investors targeting a specific investment goal or wanting to diversify their investments offshore will be pleased to know that Old…
Old Mutual Wealth expands tax-free options with tailored fund portfolios
Investors targeting a specific investment goal or wanting to diversify their investments offshore will be pleased to know that Old Mutual Wealth Tailored Fund Portfolios (TFPs) can now be used for tax-free savings. TFPs are the Discretionary Fund Management offering by Old Mutual Wealth that creates and manages a range…