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29 Apr 2021

Is there really such a thing as a safe haven asset?

The term ‘safe haven assets’ is often bandied about - but this catchall phrase shows that there is confusion about what they are and how they work. It’s important to note that no single asset can protect you from all the various risks the investment markets expose you to.

28 Apr 2021

Important investment lessons learnt from the Covid-19 crisis

Published for the first time during a real-time economic crisis off the back of the Covid-19 pandemic, Old Mutual Investment Group’s (OMIG) Long-term Perspectives Report, a collection of long-term market data, has highlighted three important lessons, which applied during the worst of the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
28 Apr 2021

'The future is inherently unpredictable'

The world is experiencing a phase of rapid economic expansion as the vaccine-aided reopening of economies is supported by substantial fiscal and monetary support, particularly in the US and other rich nations. If the 6% global growth forecast of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is realised, it will be the best year in decades.

28 Apr 2021

Financial services companies can benefit from eSignatures: here’s how

The events over the past year or so, have forced financial services companies to rapidly adapt and evolve the way they interact with customers. Without being able to offer any kind of in-person experience, they had no choice but to move previously physical processes onto digital alternatives.
28 Apr 2021

Investment risk as one of the key risks faced in retirement

What makes retirement planning such a difficult exercise is that you have to plan for many unknowns. How long are you going to live, what is the rate of inflation going to be, how will your income needs change over time and what will your investment returns be in retirement?

27 Apr 2021

Inflation: The silent killer

To understand inflation, one needs to understand the implication of what, for example, 4% inflation actually means, and the effect it has on your spending power, says Rocco Carr, Business Development Manager at Glacier by Sanlam
26 Apr 2021

BlackRock’s Weekly Market Commentary: 'Why we remain pro-risk'

A powerful economic restart is underway in the U.S. – with Europe and emerging markets (EMs) set to follow. At the same time our new nominal theme has been playing out, with a hefty jump in inflation expectations but a more muted rise in nominal yields.
26 Apr 2021

Quo vadis, cleantech investors?

Renewed global commitment to the environment has ignited much investment chatter, driving stocks in the cleantech and renewables space to ultra-high valuations. However, investors seeking long-term alpha (beating an index) or just positive returns should proceed warily given the valuation risks in this sector, says Brian Arcese, Portfolio Manager: Foord Asset Management, Singapore.
26 Apr 2021

Move to alternative investments augurs well for infrastructure

According to a new survey by CoreDataResearch Ltd, 40% of the surveyed global institutional investors plan to increase their asset allocation to alternative investments in 2021/2022. This trend is of local relevance given the proposed changes to Regulation 28 that would allow retirement funds to increase their exposure to infrastructure investments, many of which are in the unlisted space.
26 Apr 2021

Crypto investment opportunities for individuals and corporations

It’s important to acknowledge the lack of regulation for cryptocurrencies around the world and that investment opportunities have thus far been limited to retail investors, i.e. the general public. As this asset class has become more popular over recent years, so too has access to global trading platforms through easy-to-use mobile apps, which are widely available.

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