STEPHEN CRANSTON: Tax break worth keeping
Cape Mohair survived liquidation thanks to one of the leading section 12J venture capital companies
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Alexander Forbes finds its place
CEO Dawie de Villiers has stabilised the ship with his back-to-basics approach
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Emerging and growing markets
Coronation spotted early on that emerging markets were not just about mining or ‘beer, banks and bricks’
STEPHEN CRANSTON: The cost of a guarantee
If you consider an average return of 7.7% a year enticing, it’s the one for you. But I’m sure you can do better
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Cast the net wider
There is an all-in bet that a handful of companies will dominate the world indefinitely
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Retirement day blues
More and more people are affected by and concerned about poor investment returns
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Biting at the JSE’s heels
You could accuse JSE management of preferring to swan around conferences such as the World Economic Forum than get its hands dirty searching SA for potential ...
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Time for the big cull?
There are still too many asset managers and portfolios to choose from
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Stand by your man(ager)
No doubt the headline from all index funds this week will be that more than 73% of SA equity funds underperformed the SA Top 50
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Who’s up for some private equity?
Most start-ups in SA are backed by existing corporates, not private equity funds
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Bouncing off the ropes
SA Inc has endured many punches but September could be the start of rising from the canvas
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Finding gems in the dirt
Andrew Wellington confirms what I have suspected: the S&P value index is a very poor proxy for a basket of US value shares
STEPHEN CRANSTON: An unclear black picture
The good news this year is that the amount of assets managed by black-owned firms has increased
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Hillie Meyer’s Covid reset
Meyer has focused on what he calls a reset and grow strategy
STEPHEN CRANSTON: The pain of poor returns
Absolute return managers need to feel real pain if they lose even R1 of client cash
STEPHEN CRANSTON: A fund for millennials
The Goldman Sachs Global Millennials Equity Portfolio might sound like another rehash of the endless fourth industrial revolution and Big Tech funds you keep ...
STEPHEN CRANSTON: A done deal for Patrice Motsepe
African Rainbow Capital is controlled by the Ubuntu-Botho Investments consortium, headed by billionaire Patrice Motsepe, and is probably the wealthiest BEE ...
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Quilter: Overtaking the parent
It is no surprise that Quilter’s market cap is now larger than that of its former parent, Old Mutual
STEPHEN CRANSTON: A new investing option
They say that diversification is the only free lunch in investment. But all too often it is more like a brown-bag packed lunch than a feast at the Savoy Grill ...
