By simply signing a monthly debit order for a fixed amount SATRIX allows investors to buy a single investment that is hugely diversified over the 40 largest South African listed companies. The paperwork is rather onerous but it is worth going through the process.
Mohammed Nalla offers fascinating insights into Sasol after it confirmed that it would be investing $8.1bn on building an ethane cracker plant in Louisiana.
Calgro M3 Holdings Ltd (CGR) is a small-cap company in that is listed under the “Construction & Materials” sector of the JSE, which is enough information to have many investors shy away from the investment.
The JSE all-share index is trading up 0.19% with gains across financials and industrials. Resources however are weaker, trading down 0.39%. In company news, Cashbuild for its first quarter update for the financial year of 2015 indicated that revenue was up by 10%, transactions through tills were up 7% with new stores increasing by 7% … Read more
After months of relative calm, the volatility index has surged in stock markets globally. Is high volatility the harbinger of pending disaster?
If the international investment bug hasn’t bitten you, it soon will. The prediction from Johan van Zyl, who heads an advisory service for South Africa’s ultra-rich, is that we are going to become increasingly interested in what the investment world has to offer beyond our borders. Although the sharp decline of our national currency is … Read more
US stock markets set new records after its Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke announced that it would scale back its monthly cash injection via a bond-buying programme from $85bn to $75bn. This indicates the Fed intends keeping interest rates low. The Dow rose 1.8% to 16 168 and the S&P500 was up 1.7% at 1 … Read more
We all know the story – African economies are, in many cases, growing rapidly; investment opportunities abound; and a lot of smart money is flowing in from all over the world. At the same time, of course, we also know that investors need to be cautious in frontier markets. While there is growth potential, and … Read more