Retirement fund industry struggles with Regulation 28
The postponement of deadlines several times last year shows that retirement funds are battling to meet the reporting requirements of the revised version of Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds…
The postponement of deadlines several times last year shows that retirement funds are battling to meet the reporting requirements of the revised version of Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds…
The significant rise in world equity markets since the latter half of last year continued into the first half of March but petered out in the second half, with the MSCI World index up 2.1% for the month after being flat for February and up 5% in January. It should be noted that much of the March gain was due to strong performance in Japan and the US, as well as smaller contributions from the three largest European markets (Germany, UK, and France). However, many other major markets, including China, Brazil, Russia, India, Australia, and Canada, were down, with the BRIC countries in particular suffering the worst declines.
RisCura, the investment advisors specialising in emerging markets, today advised that when reviewing the advantages of investing in Africa, trustees of UK pension schemes should make sure they, and their…
Yesterday RisCura Fundamentals launched Bright Africa, a new report that provides a uniquely comprehensive look at the price of investing across the continent. With investors from around the world looking…
CAPE TOWN – A new report, Bright Africa, provides a uniquely comprehensive look at transaction multiples across the continent. With investors from around the world looking for growth in a…
Join the global launch of Bright Africa, in London RisCura's Bright Africa report aims to assist investors looking at African equity as a way to access this growth. It covers…
Arnold Ekpe, CEO of Ecobank recently stated: “We don’t have an African strategy, Africa is our strategy.” Ecobank is one of several African private equity success stories of the past…
The global search for yield will continue to see investors viewing Africa with interest this year, despite corporate governance and other concerns about the continent. To the end of November…
When deciding which fund manager to invest with, the first step is to identify your investment goals and strategy, including your investment horizon, as well as what kind of returns…