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04 Feb 2015

Why listed property appeals

By Janice Roberts

Boutique investment management firm, Metope Investment Managers, launched its listed property unit trust offering to the investing public on 2 February 2015. Metope is a privately owned independent firm with assets under management of more than R2.4-billion. It has successfully managed segregated institutional listed property mandates for more than seven years and has now teamed...
02 Feb 2015

2015's financial themes

By Janice Roberts

By Christopher Molumphy, chief investment officer, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® Headwinds—or Tailwinds—for Fixed Income Investors The US economic picture remains relatively upbeat in comparison with some other parts of the globe that are confronting somewhat more challenging conditions. While the eurozone has struggled to tackle its problems and Japan has undertaken unprecedented stimulus measures,...
02 Feb 2015

Elevated levels of volatility expected in 2015

By Janice Roberts

Financial market volatility, which has increased over the last few months from unusually low levels, should remain elevated during 2015 as macro-economic inflection points are reached. Commenting on Novare Investments’ economic report for the fourth quarter of 2014, Francois van der Merwe, Head of Macro Research said: “Now in its sixth year, the equity bull...
28 Jan 2015

Financial services in 2015 - FSB viewpoint

By Janice Roberts

2015 will see the South African financial services sector undergo major regulatory changes that are expected to ultimately improve outcomes not only for customers, but also for financial advisers, and the financial services industry as a whole. That is the view of Jonathan Dixon, Deputy Executive Officer for Insurance at the Financial Services Board, who...
28 Jan 2015

Plummeting oil price could drive surprise turnaround for SA

By Janice Roberts

Recent drastic declines in the international oil price and the resultant sharp cuts in the local petrol price could herald a sharp turnaround in South Africa’s more immediate fortunes, says Old Mutual Investment Group. And this sharp fall, if sustained, will have a number of positive impacts on the SA economy, starting with the consumer...
27 Jan 2015

Investors respond to ECB’s ‘shock and awe’ Quantitative Easing package

By Janice Roberts

By Tom Elliott, deVere Group’s International Investment Strategist Savvy investors are now re-evaluating their portfolios after the European Central Bank unleashed its historic Quantitative Easing (QE) last week. A considerably higher-than-expected €1.1 trillion stimulus package will be pumped into the Eurozone economy between March 2015 and September 2016, revealed ECB president, Mario Draghi, as he...
23 Jan 2015

A guide to retirement products - choose the best for you

By Janice Roberts

In the past, planning for the ‘golden years’ was a simple exercise; people who worked for large companies were given a defined benefit pension on retirement, meaning they received a substantial percentage of their working salaries during their retirement years. It was a privilege to belong to these pension funds and it was affordable because...
22 Jan 2015

Tone of MPC key to rate expectations

By Janice Roberts

By Nazmeera Moola, economist and strategist, Investec Asset Management Ahead of the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) first monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting of the year, the debate is unlikely to focus on a change in interest rates. The big conundrum for the committee is rather going to be the tone they take in this...
22 Jan 2015

Investors urged to act on ‘double edged sword’ strong dollar environment

By Janice Roberts

Investors must factor-in the impact of the new era of a stronger dollar into their investment strategies, affirms a leading global analyst at one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. The comments from Tom Elliott, International Investment Strategist at deVere Group, which has $10bn under advice, follow a generally sustained dollar surge throughout...
22 Jan 2015

Start saving early for your child's future

By Janice Roberts

At the start of every new year, we feel the strings on our purses being pulled by the rising cost of our children’s education expenses. And with education inflation surpassing general inflation of 5.8% and rising to 10% this year, the future won’t get easier. The long-term solution? Start saving today for your children’s education....
20 Jan 2015

15 investment tips for 2015

By Janice Roberts

By Duggan Matthews, Investment Professional, Marriott Asset Management. 1. Invest for income and let the capital take care of itself. The value of a business is based on the income or earnings it can generate. Only through increasing its income can the value of a business increase, a maxim well known by those running their...
20 Jan 2015

Davos, Africa and South Africa

By Janice Roberts

By Mark Appleton – Strategist, Ashburton Investments With more than 2500 of the world’s top leaders including heads of state, central bankers and representatives from most of the world’s top companies Davos remains the premier conference for making contacts and incubating ideas. It certainly remains relevant from an African and South African perspective. So what...