đź”’ PREMIUM: Peter Armitage: Steinhoff’s “bolt from the blue” – why we’re selling our shares
Investment shocks rarely come bigger than this morning’s 60% collapse in the share price of what was the JSE’s 5th biggest company, Steinhoff.
Investment shocks rarely come bigger than this morning’s 60% collapse in the share price of what was the JSE’s 5th biggest company, Steinhoff.
Although Peter Armitage’s Africam was ahead of its time and went bust, Nadav Ossendryver’s timing with Latest Sightings has been impeccable.
Here’s the response of Belvedere bosses Cobus Kellermann and David Cosgrove to detailed questions – the only way they were prepared to engage with me.
Anchor: It is extremely disturbing our name appears on Trinity website with a fund under our name. We have never heard of Trinity and were unaware of this.”
My bet is Kellermann’s on his way to Mauritius where his business partner and the scam’s other kingpin, David Cosgrove, operated the Belvedere Ponzi scheme.
Anchor Capital CEO Peter Armitage’s name appeared as one of Clarus Capital’s half dozen “key people” on the website of the company run by Cobus Kellermann.
Cobus Kellermann, CEO of Cape-based money manager Clarus Capital, has been fingered as a mastermind behind a massive global Ponzi scheme run from Mauritius.
Strategist Nerina Visser gave Alec Hogg her insights on the history of ETFs in South Africa, gold’s performance and the current interest in inward listings.
Alec Hogg and Head of Trading at Vunani Private Clients, Gary Booysen analyse today’s markets, focusing on Investec, Woolies, Tsogo Sun and Anchor Capital.
Absa’s Chris Gilmour assesses the surprise takeover offer for Blue Label which has gotten the company’s share price running – justifiably he reckons.