Default regulations come into effect 1 March
RisCura’s head of investment advisory and administration, Petri Greeff, discusses why the new amendments to the Pension Fund Act – default regulations – that come into effect on 1 March 2019 are important for the retirement fund industry. On 1 March 2019, the South African retirement industry takes one step closer to helping fund members...
A generation of unwilling pensioners
A somewhat grey and gloomy reality faces most of us as future-retirees in South Africa. High fees, declining returns, and insufficient contribution and saving rates are frequent topics of discussion. As a generation of baby boomers reaches retirement, there’s another important question that’s been getting more attention globally: What is the right...
2019 changes in IPEV standards
As of January 2019 private capital investments valuations will need to be implemented according to the latest International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines released late last year. With only a month’s notice prior to implementation, the changes will have to be integrated into valuation processes immediately. There have been...
Clean energy – are definitions and the lack of standardised metrics holding back investment?
Whether or not one fully agrees that we only have 12 years to limit a climate change catastrophe, as per the latest report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), there is an undeniable need to clean up our environment. The rising number of hurricanes, floods, droughts and wildfires – vividly covered by...
Investment in Africa
We released our 2018 Bright Africa research in August. Here is a visual illustration of the Investment in Africa section of our research. For more information on Bright Africa, click here....
Africa’s first infrastructure performance index
We are excited to announce that RisCura is partnering with Africa Investor to launch Africa’s first infrastructure performance index. For years one of the constraints for investment into infrastructure has always been the lack of a benchmark, one of the essential elements in the ecosystem of institutional investment. It is for this reason that we...
Is there really such a thing as passive investing – and does it matter?
There is a common misperception that the passive asset manager’s process is entirely algorithm based and requires no skill or decision-making. But, the reality is that passive managers still need to actively make a range of important decisions that will affect the investor’s long-term outcome. These decisions may be different from those made by...
Private equity could boost African entrepreneurs
Private equity funds in Africa are increasingly investing in early-stage businesses in the search for earnings growth. This is partially driven by the rising trend in purchase prices of private companies in Africa as indicated by the recently released Bright Africa 2018 report. Bright Africa is an ongoing research effort into investing in Africa compiled...
Addressing pension fund issues is key to Africa’s sustainable development
Africa’s pensions challenge Africa’s youthful population and growing middle class are generally considered positive investment themes for the continent, but will African pension systems be able to serve this youthful cohort when they inevitably grow old? Africa’s youth will not only age but will also live longer. According to United Nations research,...
