For a few dollars more, steal this Picasso

The 2010 robbery of Picasso, Braque, Modigliani, Matisse, and Leger paintings from the Paris Museum of Modern Art, where one of the suspects panicked, destroyed the art, and put the remnants in the trash.

Read Alec Hogg’s new Global Investing newsletter

It’s a reality that a developing country like South Africa needs all the capital it can get. So for years, I’ve been reluctant to encourage our community to take money offshore.

US faces $5b filching by ID thieves in fake tax returns

The American Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is promoting an initiative to expand online services for tax payers. Yet it is more likely that the US tax agency will be hit by “hackers and other fraudsters”.

US stocks slip as nerves quiver over a Greek default

US stocks fell, after equities advanced for the first time in three sessions. Investors were weighing pros and cons of potential progress in Greece’s debt talks, and biotechnology shares retreated.

Mark Mobius: Emerging Asia holds long term potential

Franklin Templeton’s 2015 Global Investor Sentiment Survey revealed a number of interesting observations about investor beliefs, misconceptions and biases – and a few surprises. This year’s survey polled investors across 23 countries in developed and emerging markets.