Driving digital inclusion
Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund beat its target and closed at $296-million in 2023, says Andile Ngcaba, Chairman and Founding Partner of Convergence Partners.
Lessons from the Comrades Marathon
Next year, my father, Barry Holland, is poised to take part
in his 50th consecutive Comrades ultra-marathon. I am struck by the invaluable lessons in his athletic
achievements and the striking parallels they provide
to the world of financial advice and investing, says Kathryn van Dongen, SA Managing Director, PortfolioMetrix
Digital exchange platform will make freight rail more efficient
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substantial percentage of all rail wagons in South Africa are empty when moving between destinations. In the SADC region, only a small percentage of rail capacity is being fully utilised. That is a huge amount of wasted and expensive space, says Andrew Crafford, Managing Executive, Empty Trips.
Time for SA consumers to tighten belts and avoid debt
The recent increase in the repo rate, combined with steep increases in fuel and energy prices, points to a torrid time ahead for South African consumers – but the short-term discomfort should pay off in the long term, says employee benefits advisor firm NMG Benefits.
The gender pay gap is still an uncomfortable reality
The Oribi incubation model helps women discover economic freedom through collective networks and entrepreneurship development.
ESG data critical to informing fixed income investing
New research from European ETF provider Tabula Investment Management (“Tabula”), reveals that the majority of investors and wealth managers surveyed use more than one ESG data provider. Just over half said they use two providers; 11% use three; 2% use four.
Why we’ve slashed our Chinese growth forecast
Economic forecasting can be a thankless task, and the latest round of revisions to our expectations for China came with a large portion of humble pie, says David Rees, Senior Emerging Markets Economist, Schroders
A DFM can’t help you with your hair but can help...
When choosing a LISP platform, investors will be faced with the decision around an open-architecture platform (ie an independent platform that offers a wide range of underlying funds) or a more closed-architecture platform (that restricts the number of underlying funds you can invest in), says Florbela Yates, Head of Equilibrium Investment Management.
Riding forward to a green future in Africa
Electric motorcycles are set to be a dominant force in Sub-Saharan Africa’s sustainable mobility transformation, but continued investment in startups tackling barriers across the value chain will be critical to maximise the full potential, says a report recently released by the Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO) programme.
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The Conduct of Financial Institutions (COFI) Bill is umbrella legislation designed to consolidate market conduct provisions from more than a dozen existing financial sector laws, writes Adriaan Combrink, Junior Client Portfolio Manager, Equilibrium.
Catering for bespoke needs
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The behavioural alpha – hedge funds offer more than an investment solution
The decision to invest in a hedge fund often isn’t an attempt to beat the market in a purely mathematical sense or simply to achieve an investment objective. Instead, it is a behavioural strategy – a way to manage the psychological friction of long-term investing.
When it comes to performance hedge funds are not all made equal
Hedge fund performance has been favourably comparable to long-only investment strategies. This undoubtedly has helped with the increased investment in Retail Investor Hedge Funds.
Retail Investor Hedge Funds come of age
This article considers FSCA’s efforts to “democratise” hedge funds and how they are showing signs of success as retail funds gain increasing traction.
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