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28 Feb 2020

Investec Asset Management takes top honours at Morningstar Awards

By Janice Roberts

Investec Asset Management scooped the top prize at last night’s Morningstar South Africa Fund Awards, winning the award for Best Fund House: Large Fund Range. The award recognises the fund house that has added the most value for investors within their relevant peer group for both 2019 and over longer time periods*.
25 Feb 2020

SA investors shy away from equities in 2019 unlike their international peers

By Janice Roberts

The local Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry reported strong net inflows of R123.2 billion for 2019, despite recording a rare quarterly net outflow in the fourth quarter.
24 Feb 2020

Holding steadfast single most significant predictor of financial success

By Janice Roberts

On Monday, 17 February, the Springboks were announced as ‘World Team of the Year’ at the 2020 Laureus Awards held in Berlin, Germany in recognition of their triumph at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

24 Feb 2020

Momentum Investments hedge fund recognised at prestigious industry event

By Janice Roberts

After delivering a strong return for 2019, Momentum Investments received the coveted award for the best fund of hedge fund in the 2019 Fund of Hedge Funds category for its Momentum RCIS ZAR Diversified Qualified Investor Fund of Hedge Fund at the 2019 HedgeNews Africa Awards held in Cape Town last week.

24 Feb 2020

Coronavirus-triggered market correction could hit complacent investors

By Janice Roberts

Investors remain complacent about an imminent Coronavirus-triggered market correction of up to 10 per cent, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.
24 Feb 2020

Do your homework: How to assess potential Section 12J investments

By Janice Roberts

As there are more than 180 Section 12J (12J) venture capital companies which have been registered with SARS, each offering at least five underlying investments, it’s become increasingly difficult for investors to determine which one should be selected.
21 Feb 2020

JSE to evolve Green Bond Segment to all-encompassing Sustainability Segment

By Janice Roberts

In an effort to drive sustainable investment and development, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) aims to expand its current Green Bond Segment by introducing a Sustainability Segment.
20 Feb 2020

Impact investments: A viable alternative to prescribed assets

By Janice Roberts

By: Janina Slawski, Head of Investment Consulting at Alexander Forbes Many proposals and suggestions have been raised to mobilise funds to support developmental imperatives in South Africa. Several have focused on enforcing investment through a prescribed asset programme that would, for example, require retirement funds to invest a portion of their assets in specified assets....
18 Feb 2020

Responsible and sustainable investing the ‘new norm in less than five years’

By Janice Roberts

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing will be “the new norm in less than five years”, affirms Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group. His comments come as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos commits $10bn to fight climate change.
18 Feb 2020

Four key investment considerations when it comes to Section 12J

By Janice Roberts

With the end of tax season fast-approaching, you’ve probably started to hear a lot from Section 12J funds — as several of them head towards their latest capital raising rounds, ending 28 February 2020.
17 Feb 2020

PPS enters wealth advisory market exclusively for graduate professionals

By Janice Roberts

Professional Provident Society (PPS) has introduced PPS Wealth Advisory, a boutique wealth management distribution channel exclusively for sophisticated or high net worth qualifying graduate professional members, their families and their businesses.
13 Feb 2020

MeTTa Capital’s 12J offering available via Standard Bank Wealth & Investments

By Janice Roberts

MeTTa Capital is proud to announce that its February 2020 portfolio of Section 12J offer, is now accessible to Standard Bank’s Wealth and Investment clients.