“Since day one, these platforms have been too expensive, and investors take on all the risk regardless of the performance that is actually delivered. King Alexander Investments changes this as clients now only pay when they are ‘winning’,” says…
"Government bond yields have moved back to levels which are more consistent with long-run averages, but the additional compensation for taking on credit risk has remained relatively low," says Ninety One Multi-Asset analyst Dan Morgan.
"90% of investment success comes from starting early, saving enough and letting the markets work. For most people, at least 25% of their investment portfolios come from money they started investing between the ages of 25 and 30," says Albert…
Meet Luna Nevhutalu, CEO of Sanlam Structured Solutions, a leader that is redefining financial services with empathy and innovation, as well as embodies what it means to blend technical expertise with a deeply human approach to finance.
"On 'Liberation Day' President Trump said he would use trade deficits to determine what reciprocal tariffs would be – completely shocking the market. Expectations then jumped to almost 30% after he spoke, and [as of a week ago] had reduced to…
"The combination of renewed stimulus, stabilising property markets, and a tech-sector rebound had markets pricing in a turning point. That optimism was tested in March, when the United States imposed sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports -…
"The fluid nature of the situation calls for caution before taking immediate action, but we acknowledge that market volatility will present opportunities, as we saw during the market dislocations caused by the Covid pandemic," says Alex Tedder,…
"Since 2005, South Africa has had its own regulatory trigger that could have impacted ETF growth. ETFs structured as Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) have been subject to different exchange control (Excon) treatment compared to traditional…
"One of the most appealing aspects of structured products is their ability to balance risk and reward. Investors no longer have to choose between the potential for returns and the security of their capital, because structured products offer…
"In South Africa, the disconnect between investor flows and equity market returns reinforced that trying to time markets often leads to missed opportunities and that diversification across different asset classes remains crucial," says Murray…
"We are excited about the investment in Africa50, as it aligns with our rest of Africa Investment strategy. Africa50's extensive presence and expertise across the continent provides PIC with a valuable opportunity to achieve both financial…
"We have implemented various initiatives within the business which continue to drive significant flows and we will continue to implement on our strategy – expanding our product suite, increasing our market share and ensuring access to indexation…
"As global focus shifts towards environmental sustainability and resilience to climate change, South Africa has a unique opportunity to capitalise on green industries, creating millions of jobs that not only address pressing environmental challenges…
"DeepSeek’s breakthrough challenged fundamental assumptions about AI development costs and computing requirements, undermining the notion that only tech behemoths with billion-dollar budgets could dominate the space," says Tim Terblanche and…
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