Raging Bull Awards: all the nominated funds – Argus
The annual Raging Bull Awards will be broadcast by video stream on Tuesday, February 1 and 7pm. The awards recognise the best actively managed unit trust funds on straight performance over three years and on risk-adjusted performance over five years to the end of 2021. There are also awards for the top South African and […]
Balanced funds ain’t broke, so don’t fix them – Citywire
In the first of a series of new weekly columns for Citywire South Africa, deputy editor Stephen Cranston reflects on lessons learnt as a pension fund trustee. view article
Many large managers don’t bother – Citywire
Kagiso Asset Management’s Gavin Wood highlights the structural market issues that he believes create an ongoing opportunity. Article by Patrick Cairns. view article
Hospitality stocks dive as SA goes back on red list – Business Day
Discovery of the Omicron variant, which has seen others follow the UK ban on flights from SA, is a blow to SA’s tourism sector. The rand, which slumped to its weakest level in a year at the end of last week, could be set for more volatility as the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant […]
Richemont joins R1-trillion club – Business Live
Richemont, the Swiss luxury goods group controlled by Johann Rupert, crossed the R1-trillion level in market valuation for the first time last week, joining five other stocks on the JSE that have achieved the milestone. The group’s share price surges 10% to a record R223.93, its biggest rise in a year, after interim results beat […]
Global supply chain constraints hit Savanna – Business Day
Savanna marketing manager Eugene Lenford says a shortage of the drink in some bottle stores in SA is due to a global glass shortage caused by shipping and production delays as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Article by Katharine Child with comment by Sarah le Roux – Investment Analyst for Kagiso Asset Management. view […]
Incentive needed for smaller end of stock exchange to survive – Mining Weekly
An incentive is needed for the listing of companies on the smaller end of the stock exchange, which is facing an existential crisis, said AmaranthCX director and owner Paul Miller on Monday. By Martin Creamer. view article
If you invested R10 000 in Curro holdings in 2009, how much money would you have now? – SA Shares
Established in 1998, Curro Holdings, Limited (Curro) is a leading for-profit independent school provider in South Africa, actively involved in the development, acquisition, and management of independent schools for learners that range from the age of three months to Grade 12. Article by Liezel Thorne. view article
General equity funds for the win – Business Live
Unit trusts were originally designed to give ordinary people exposure to the JSE, and were particularly focused on monthly contributions. Originally, general equity was the only unit trust sector. But over time other sectors such as balanced funds and money market funds have developed more strongly… Article by Stephen Cranston. view article
Libstar upbeat over new products amid changing shopping patterns – Business Day
Food manufacturer Libstar says rapid introduction of new and improved products has helped it outperform peers in its first half to end-June. It is confident in its position as the industry grapples with rising input costs, more frugal customers and shifts in shopping behaviour. Written by Karl Gernetzky with comment from Dirk van Vlaanderen – […]