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29 May 2018

How to have no regrets as an investor

By Janice Roberts

If investors want to avoid too many regrets then, rather than looking at the world in terms of black and white or right and wrong, they need to start thinking in terms of probabilities. By Andrew Williams, Investment Specialist, Equity Value at Schroders. ‘No regrets’ – with its soundtrack provided by the likes of The...
24 May 2018

ASISA: A tough first quarter for local collective investment schemes

By Janice Roberts

The local Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry reported a 3.2% drop in assets under management for the first quarter of this year as a result of difficult market conditions and subdued net inflows on the back of bruised investor sentiment. According to the CIS industry statistics for the quarter and year ended March 2018, released...
17 May 2018

Platform for independent wealth manager financial advisers launched

By Janice Roberts

INN8, the first investment platform business of its kind in South Africa, has officially launched. Built with independent wealth manager financial advisers in mind, INN8 is inspired by global investment trends and focused on delivering international benchmark platform services that incorporate a client-centric approach that advisers can intrinsically relate to. Market research found that financial...
09 May 2018

What to consider when building a model portfolio

By Janice Roberts

Financial planners with a FAIS (Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services) Category 1 licence have a duty to recommend suitable investment options to each investor on their books.
08 May 2018

How to make better investment decisions

By Janice Roberts

Much research has been undertaken regarding the biases which people have when making investment (and other) decisions. It’s important to know and understand them in order to avoid them – and the mistakes they engender – when making your own decisions.
08 May 2018

Starting your investment journey with a debit order

By Janice Roberts

People often think that starting an investment requires a big lump sum payment, when in reality, you can start an investment with a debit order. Bekithemba Mafulela,strategic markets specialist at Allan Gray, explains how a debit order can get you started on your investment journey. 
02 May 2018

Zimbabwe – should you be investing?

By Janice Roberts

By Kathy Davey, Africa Fund Manager at Ashburton Investments. Zimbabwe’s political landscape has seemingly changed for the better after the resignation of President Robert Mugabe in November 2017. The interim president, Emmerson Mnangwaga, has come across as a more investor friendly leader than his predecessor. For one, the indigenisation policy of 51% local ownership for...
23 Apr 2018

Ashburton Investments partners with Fidelity International to enhance offshore multi asset range

By Janice Roberts

Ashburton Investments, the asset management arm of the FirstRand Group, has entered into a strategic partnership with Fidelity International, a global asset manager with US$324bn assets under management. 
19 Apr 2018

Optimism returning to East Africa

By Janice Roberts

There is a returning sense of optimism in East Africa, and the investment community is gearing up to take part in the next chapter of the region’s blossoming.
16 Apr 2018

Say hello to automation – and financial freedom

By Janice Roberts

It’s hard to develop good money habits. It’s especially hard when those habits include delaying gratification and cutting back on impulse purchases. When it comes to money, too many of us opt to satisfy all today’s wants instead of securing tomorrow’s financial freedom.
11 Apr 2018

Are you a robust investor?

By Janice Roberts

With volatility a more or less permanent feature of the investment environment, investors need to become more robust in how they approach creating wealth.
04 Apr 2018

Does investing globally still make sense?

By Janice Roberts

The 2018 national budget stipulates that the foreign allocation limits for institutional investors are to be increased by 5% across all categories – life insurers, collective investment schemes, investment managers and retirement funds. A question that is becoming increasingly prevalent among South African investors, however, is whether there is still any benefit to taking money...