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4 days ago

What will it take for foreign investors to overweight South African equities?

By: Jan-Daan Van Wyk, Stonehage Fleming Investment Management Associate Director The South African euphoria trade is not over yet, and the figures show that foreigners are nibbling in South Africa’s financial market. While the equity market is still experiencing net negative flows this year, the dial shows signs of a shift in the bond market....
3 weeks ago

Why do we listen to our hearts rather than our heads?

By: Siobhan Cassidy, MoneyMarketing Contributor Facts are the investor’s friends, say the experts, but there is no point pretending that people can simply keep their feelings separate from their investment decisions. It is better for investors and their advisers to acknowledge feelings, understand the risks, and design plans that mitigate against them. Investors are told...
3 weeks ago

I see challenges as an opportunity to learn and adapt

Kavita Patel, Investment Specialist at Peregrine Capital, believes that there has been significant progress made in terms of supporting women in the financial industry, however there is plenty of scope for a lot more to be done. Kavita advocates joining initiatives, such as the Bloomberg’s Women’s Network that she is a part of, that support the...
07 Aug 2024

Unlock the art of investing

By: Ray Mhere, CEO of Curate What is the art of investing? At Curate, we handpick only the best people to look after investors’ money. Our unique range of funds takes the complication out of choosing between funds because we have identified exceptional teams of people with different skills to manage each of our funds....
07 Aug 2024

It’s all about development initiatives, determination and perseverance

Angelique Kalam, Head: Sustainable Investment Practices at Futuregrowth Asset Management believes there has been growing awareness in terms of gender diversity in the financial industry, and that female appointments have been increasing. She does feel, however, that more initiatives could be implemented to make the career path of women easier, including implementing clear goals on...
06 Aug 2024

A behavioural finance lens on the question: Are women better investors?

By: Paul Nixon, Head of Behavioural Finance at Momentum Investments Group The renowned behavioural finance research duo, Barber and Odean, published a paper in 2001 entitled ‘Boys will be boys’, which ruffled a few feathers. They studied and reported on the performance difference men versus women generated on their investments. Not only did they find...
31 Jul 2024

What could a second Trump term mean for markets?

By: Brad Preston, Chief Investment Officer, Mergence Investment Managers The last few weeks have seen a dramatic shift in expectations for the outcome of the US presidential election. Starting with a poor debate performance by Joe Biden, which catalysed calls for him to drop out of the race, followed by an assassination attempt on Donald...
26 Jul 2024

Responsible investing in action: Practical insights from a fixed income perspective

By: Angelique Kalam, Head: Sustainable Investment Practices, Futuregrowth As a fixed income manager, we have an important role to ensure that our clients’ capital is deployed in a responsible manner to sustainable enterprises that earn an appropriate risk-adjusted return. We are part of the broader capital allocation mechanism in South Africa that contributes to the...
18 Jul 2024

Rand set to face continuous volatility

By: Bianca Botes, Director at Citadel Global The biggest recent global event to have an effect on the rand’s performance was the Donald Trump assassination attempt at the weekend. The recent period of rand volatility amid heightened local post-election uncertainty has now been swapped out for greater sensitivity to global events, most notably the US...
17 Jul 2024

Six ways Navigate International by Glacier Invest makes offshore portfolio construction easy

By: Luke McMahon, Portfolio Manager at Glacier Invest Navigate International is the new evolution of Navigate, but it’s so much more than an improved version of Glacier International’s flagship suite of offshore solutions launched in 2012. By adding Navigate International to Glacier Invest’s (the largest discretionary fund manager in South Africa) value proposition, we’ve created...

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