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15 Apr 2021

Don’t be fooled by the tide: In investments, context matters

By Staff Writer

Investors need to let go of the idea that the stock market is one uniform entity. Such thinking implies that all shares behave in a similar way, which isn’t the case at all. Just because “the market” is up, doesn’t mean all shares are, and similarly when it is down, there will still be some shares that are performing well.
03 Apr 2021

2020 SPIRE Awards - the winners

By Staff Writer

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) announced the winners of the 2020 SPIRE Awards during a virtual gala event that was held earlier this week. "The 2020 awards are particularly significant as they honour the resilience and hard work of our Capital Markets during the most volatile and uncertain time of our era," the JSE says.

17 Mar 2021

Avoid investing for cyclical recovery

By Staff Writer

While Covid-19 gave markets a massive shock last year, the carpet was not pulled out from under the global economy the way it was during the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis – everything was just shut down. As a result, economies around the world should be able to recover a lot quicker than before.
16 Feb 2021

Why multi-manager investing is popular

By Staff Writer

Multi-management has been around for over two decades. This investment management approach is popular among many investors because it promises to deliver smoother, more consistent investment returns, despite cyclical turbulence of financial markets. Given last year’s drastic swings in financial markets and continued uncertainty on how the Covid pandemic will have a prolonged impact on...
16 Feb 2021

Why multi-manager investing is popular

By Staff Writer

Multi-management has been around for over two decades. This investment management approach is popular among many investors because it promises to deliver smoother, more consistent investment returns, despite cyclical turbulence of financial markets.
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...
24 Sep 2019

SA issues two new bonds in international capital markets

By Janice Roberts

The Republic of South Africa was able to successfully place US$5 billion in bonds maturing in 2029 (10-year) and 2049 (30-year) in the international capital markets on 23 September 2019, with US$2 billion and US$3 billion placed in the 2029 and 2049 tranches respectively. This is according to a statement issue by National Treasury today.