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Investing

01 Jun 2016

SA still attractive to wealthy individuals

By Janice Roberts

In spite of the current economic challenges, South Africa is still an attractive destination for wealthy individuals on the African continent and other global markets.
30 May 2016

SA Mint celebrates a new South African invention

By Janice Roberts

The general public, ardent coin collectors and history enthusiasts are all invited to join the South African Mint at the Sandton Convention Centre from Friday, 3 June until Sunday, 5 June from 10:00–18:00 for the annual Johannesburg Coin Show.
30 May 2016

‘Overwhelming response’ to launch of Integral

By Janice Roberts

‘Overwhelming’ client support is reported by Integral following the launch of the Illovo-based financial services company. The new business is majority owned by staff and comprises two complementary components – Integral Asset Management and Integral Wealth Management.
30 May 2016

SA’s top financial services brands to be announced Thursday

By Janice Roberts

Excitement is building for the 2016 FIA Awards gala dinner which will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg this Thursday, 2nd June 2016. The event hall is fully booked and more than 1 000 industry stakeholders will stream into the centre for the evening’s proceedings.
27 May 2016

SA Corporates hoard record highs of cash in negative markets

By Janice Roberts

With business confidence at an all-time low in South Africa and flows offshore by retail investors at record highs in over a decade, non-financial corporate cash balances are sitting at R725 billion – almost the highest level on record.
26 May 2016

SA still an attractive investment destination

By Janice Roberts

Investors generally, but South African investors in particular, should not lose sight of the fact that South Africa remains a highly attractive – and sound – investment destination. That’s the view of investment specialist, Thomas Stringfellow, MD of Stringfellow Investment Specialists.
25 May 2016

Old Mutual Investment Group reaffirms commitment to African investment

By Janice Roberts

Old Mutual Investment Group has announced a deal to increase its overall effective equity stake in African agriculture investment group, UFF African Agri Investments, to 49%. The partnership will see the strengthening of a longtime relationship between the two companies, with investment opportunities of up to $500 million into African farmland envisaged over the next...
25 May 2016

Why you must choose a retirement savings destination

By Janice Roberts

The 2016 Sanlam BENCHMARK Survey revealed that 50% of standalone retirement funds and one in three umbrella funds have not chosen a ‘destination’ for their members’ retirement journeys.
25 May 2016

Fairtree Capital partners with Jean Pierre Verster

By Janice Roberts

Fairtree Capital is delighted to announce that it is partnering with Jean Pierre Verster. Jean Pierre will be the lead equity portfolio manager of a new division, called Fairtree Protea, managing a South African directional long/short equity hedge strategy as well as select global equity strategies.
24 May 2016

Don't simply change your investment strategy

By Janice Roberts

Tandisizwe Mahlutshana, Executive of Marketing at PPS Investments, explains why investors shouldn’t react emotionally when making investment decisions.
18 May 2016

New R3,1 billion Atterbury Property Fund launched

By Janice Roberts

Atterbury Group announced this week that it had launched Atterbury Property Fund, a new real estate growth fund that will become the investment vehicle for the existing and future Atterbury assets in South Africa, Namibia and Mauritius. Louis van der Watt, CEO of Atterbury Group, says: “Atterbury Property Fund will take Atterbury confidently into the...
18 May 2016

April 2016 CPI Eases To 6.2%

By Janice Roberts

  Headline CPI decelerated further in April to 6.2% y/y from 6.3% in March, but was up 0.8% on a month-on-month basis.   Jason Muscat, FNB Senior Industry Analyst explains.