China’s consumption challenge
China’s technology advantage is now firmly rooted in industrial technology, where digital scale, manufacturing depth and China’s consumer economy is at an inflection point. While household demand remains subdued relative to industrial activity, spending patterns are shifting and policy support is becoming more targeted. This article examines the...
Why benchmark selection matters for African equity investors
Benchmarks are central to how investors assess whether a portfolio manager has added value, taken appropriate levels of risk or underperformed expectations. In African equity markets, however, those comparisons can become less meaningful when the benchmark does not reflect the conditions investors actually face. In a recent Citywire South Africa article,...
Market concentration: turning traditional portfolio diversification on its head
FAnews featured insights from George Tsinonis, Head of Investment Analytics at RisCura, in an article examining market concentration, diversification and the role of benchmarks in assessing investment performance. George highlights the risk of relying on benchmarks that do not reflect the market conditions investors actually face. The article also...
George Tsinonis discusses what African equity benchmarks can miss
Nine Yards, a South African business and thought-leadership platform, featured an article by George Tsinonis, Head of Investment Analytics, examining why headline index returns can provide an incomplete picture of African equity markets. He explains that benchmark outcomes can be shaped by factors such as currency accessibility, liquidity and market...
Residential rental: what makes it investable to institutional investors
Residential rental is often associated with social need. Institutional investors assess it against defined requirements for return, risk and liquidity. This perspective was discussed in the SAMRRA and Old Mutual Alternative Investments Multifamily Series, where Heleen Goussard, Head of Unlisted Alternative Investments at RisCura, outlined how institutional...
Why Africa investment reporting needs to move beyond headline returns
As African equities deliver exceptional returns, RisCura argues that understanding the drivers of performance matters as much as the numbers themselves...
China’s industrial technology edge
China’s technology advantage is now firmly rooted in industrial technology, where digital scale, manufacturing depth and integrated supply chains reinforce one another. This article explores how Chinese companies move quickly from product development to commercial scale, why intense domestic competition can produce stronger businesses, and how AI...
Benchmark choice can reshape African equity performance, RisCura finds
Bizcommunity featured research from RisCura examining how benchmark construction can materially influence the way African equity performance is measured and interpreted. George Tsinonis, Head of Investment Analytics at RisCura, explains that benchmarks may present a distorted picture when they do not reflect the currency accessibility, liquidity and...
Private markets and retirement funds: access is only part of the decision
Private markets are becoming a more important part of retirement fund portfolio discussions as institutional investors look beyond listed markets for long-term returns, diversification and exposure to real-economy assets. This formed part of the discussions at South Africa Investment Week in London, hosted by Schroders and Prescient Investment Management,...
Are African equity benchmarks giving investors the wrong picture?
How a benchmark is constructed can materially affect how portfolio performance is understood. New analysis by RisCura shows that benchmark methodology can influence how returns, volatility and risk-adjusted performance are measured across Africa ex-South Africa equity markets. Drawing on RisCura’s long-term empirical understanding of how African equity...
