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05 Jan 2021

Characteristics of a quality, dividend paying company

By Staff Writer

Author: Robin Hartslief, Investment Professional, Marriott Asset Management 2020 was a turbulent year in financial markets, characterised by a significant sell-off in February and March, followed by a sustained recovery. Globally, concerns around low growth, low interest rates, a potential recession and intensifying geopolitics increased market volatility and threatened to dampen investment returns. This uncertainty...
05 Jan 2021

Guaranteed investment solutions are an essential part of your investment portfolio

By Staff Writer

Author: Momentum Investments The effect of COVID-19 on global markets and economies has been far reaching and severe. At the end of March 2020, it was a scary place for investors. The magnitude and the speed of change in the markets were unprecedented because of the fear and uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic. The S&P...
09 Dec 2020

A cautionary tale about the vaccine-optimism priced into global stock markets

By Staff Writer

Doubts, however, remain. Will these vaccines work as advertised? Will they be immediately distributed around the world? The pessimists say it’s too early for investors to celebrate – and in this week’s article that I’ve chosen, Pieter Hundersmarck, fund manager at Flagship Asset Management, warns that it may not be party-time just yet. As this...
09 Dec 2020

Why Guernsey is a jurisdiction of choice for offshore investing

By Staff Writer

By: Jurgens Fourie, Regional Manager, Momentum Wealth International “Guernsey is a leading offshore investment centre that offers first-class infrastructure for the structuring, management, administration and custody of clients’ investments, offering valuable client protection,” says Jurgens Fourie, Regional Manager, Momentum Wealth International. The jurisdiction in which an international investment platform conducts its business is an essential...
25 Nov 2020

PG Bison announces R2 billion in capital investments

By Staff Writer

 PG Bison, a proudly South African company, and the leading manufacturer of wood-based panel products has announced an R2 billion capital investment to be rolled out over the next three years. The announcement was made at the 2020 South Africa Investment Conference on 17 November 2020. The capital projects include a major capacity expansion to PG Bison’s existing...
19 Nov 2020

Just thinking long term is not enough

By Staff Writer

By: Anet Ahern, CEO, PSG Asset Management Along with many others, we often emphasise the importance of not giving in to your emotions and avoiding making rash, short-term decisions. Yet despite this, plenty of investors still fall prey to their emotions. So, what is the secret that sets successful investors apart from the rest? Investors...
18 Nov 2020

Inflation – the biggest destroyer of capital

By Staff Writer

By: William Fraser, Portfolio Manager, Foord Asset Management Inflation in the US, Eurozone, UK and Japan has been anaemic, rising on average just 1.5% per annum since 1995. In the mid-1970s, however, inflation had averaged 10% per annum in the decade to 1982. The genesis of that inflation cycle was past central bank policies that...
18 Nov 2020

Don’t trust your gut (and focus on the end goal)

By Staff Writer

By: Paul Nixon, Head of Technical Marketing and Behavioural Finance at Momentum Investments Following our instincts for investments often does not serve us well. The effects of fear and greed on investment decisions and returns are often reflected in the form of a ‘behaviour tax’. A behaviour tax is a lower investment return as a...
04 Nov 2020

How to drive investment in sustainable infrastructure

By Staff Writer

By Christian Déséglise, Head, Sustainable Finance and Investments, Global Banking and Markets HSBC Good infrastructure is the backbone of any successful society and economy. People need access to energy, transport, sanitation, hospitals and schools to thrive. Unfortunately, the way we have built much of this infrastructure over the last century has been extremely carbon-intensive. We will also need to build much more of it in the coming decades, particularly in emerging and...
29 Oct 2020

Looming US elections has SA investors looking for guarantees in their investments

By Staff Writer

By: Fareeya Adam, Head of Retail Product Solutions at Momentum Investments Achieving high-risk returns and retaining the certainty of guarantees is possible Will Trump serve a second term or is this Biden’s race to win? Predicting election results and the market’s reaction to it is a futile exercise, but our brains are hard-wired to seek...
27 Oct 2020

Private equity vs venture capital: How to decide on the right investment for you

By Staff Writer

South African investors haven’t had the best time with traditional investment classes over the past few years. The JSE has underperformed since at least 2015 and, outside of certain pockets in the Western Cape, property prices have fallen when adjusted for inflation. As a result, alternative asset classes have come to the fore.   Two of...
22 Oct 2020

Relationship problems

By Staff Writer

By: Robert White, senior analyst, Momentum Global Investment Management With the US election now just around the corner, investors are busy forming expectations on the result and looking at the potential policy implications of either a Biden or Trump victory. While there is plenty of short-term focus on the eventual shape of any additional stimulus...

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