Absa equity fund rewards those with staying power
Recent market turbulence has spotlighted the classic choice between investment fight and flight - The winners appear to be those with staying power, according to the latest medium- and longer-term...
View ArticleSelling tax-breaks no longer enough in RA market - Absa Investments
Developments contribute to a major area of opportunity for the adviser - 'Selling tax-breaks' is no longer enough in a retirement annuity (RA) market that is increasingly driven by a new generation of...
View ArticleDouble-dip recession fear grows but not for SA
OECD report notes that global recovery risks may have increased - Double-dip recession fears may be rising, but there is little prospect of back-sliding by South Africa, say strategists at Absa...
View ArticleCalculated risk-taking is back in style
Those living on fixed incomes have been hard hit - Investment risk-taking is on the increase - sometimes among conservative investors who have traditionally been chronically risk-averse.
View ArticleEarnings season implications for JSE, says Absa Investments
We still believe local equities retain a central role in a well-balanced portfolio - The JSE - one of the world's best performing equity markets in US dollar terms in 2010 - faces a February/March...
View ArticleChanging lifestyle has long term monetary benefits
Focus specifically on tobacco products - The minister of finance, Pravin Gordhan, announced during his budget speech that tax on alcohol and tobacco products, the so-called "sin taxes", will be upped...
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