Understanding private equity valuations in tumultuous times
It feels as if we woke up one morning and the world was different – but when exactly did it change, and what did we know or should have known at any point in time? Investment managers of illiquid assets need to assess when, to what extent, and how they incorporate the impact of Covid-19...
RisCura says YES to a virtual onboarding process
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing employers to reinvent their style of recruitment and investment firm RisCura has accepted this challenge. The firm successfully recruited a second intake of eight Youth Employment Service (YES) programme candidates during the lockdown period. The YES programme is a one-year government initiative geared...
Chinese equities – are investors ignoring the free lunch from diversification?
Each day now brings further news of the spreading coronavirus and its impact on communities and economies. Lockdowns now affect over one third of humanity and we wonder what may come next. Among all this there are occasional positive signs: notably from China. Incremental COVID-19 cases there have declined significantly, with most now imported. People...
African insurance sector a key source of capital for the continent
South Africa has a relatively high insurance penetration rate when compared to its emerging market counterparts and in relation to the sizes of their economies. This emerged following the release of investment firm RisCura’s latest Bright Africa research. Insurance penetration, which comprises life insurance and non-life insurance products, is calculated...
Weathering the coronavirus storm
China has dominated the front pages over recent years – a slowing economy, trade disputes and now viruses. Chinese stock markets had experienced a stellar 2019 with mainland A-shares up by over 35% in US Dollars but this halted abruptly in January as the outbreak of COVID-19 over the Chinese New Year made world headlines....
RisCura launches new Bright Africa investment research
Investment firm RisCura’s 2019 Bright Africa research was released today and provides a broad analysis of the investment landscape across Africa. The annual Bright Africa research initiative was started by RisCura in 2013 to answer key investor questions about investing on the continent. This year, RisCura expanded the breadth of its analysis, to...
Tomorrow’s retirement industry will be radically different – So what should pension funds be thinking about now?
Pension funds today should be investing for a horizon of 80 years or more. While it’s impossible to predict what the world will be like in 2100, it’s safe to assume it will be radically different to the one we live in today. We can expect the retirement industry to be disrupted by many unpredicted...
RisCura welcomes new Executive Director Isaac Ramputa
RisCura is pleased to announce the appointment of Isaac Ramputa as an executive director of RisCura Solutions (Pty) Ltd, the investment advisory subsidiary of RisCura in South Africa. He brings with him a wealth of financial services industry experience, having served in executive roles at organisations such as the Financial Sector Transformation Council,...
RisCura wins fourth consecutive award for PE service provider excellence in Africa
Investment specialists, RisCura, have won the Africa Global Funds Africa Service Providers Awards in the category Advisory services: private equity, for the fourth consecutive year. These annual awards are the only international awards dedicated to recognizing service excellence in Africa and celebrating the ongoing efforts of fund service providers...
