Investment Funds

Vocabulary needed to make sense of the new normal

Article Kevin Davie - 16 Aug 2019

Negative rates are seriously spooking markets. Money managers are used to getting a positive return on their investments

Investments focussed on enhancing members’ wellbeing

Article Alf James - 19 Oct 2018

The fund's investment goal is to enhance returns to members on a sustainable basis

Focussed on benefitting members

Article Alf James - 19 Oct 2018

Profits from the fund's activities are reinvested to benefit members

Rhodes Must Fall campaigners barking up the wrong tree

Article Alok Jha - 1 Sep 2015

If trustees of the UCT fund have "blood on their hands" because of investment in Lonmin then so must trustees of all pension funds similarly invested.

Rickards: Developing markets should step up controls

Article Lynley Donnelly - 29 Aug 2013

Investment Banker and author James Rickards says emerging markets should consider implementing capital controls.

Chasing returns is for losers

Article Maya Fisher French - 14 Sep 2012

Studies have shown that investors are paying a high price for switching between funds.

How to lower the costs of retirement

Article Maya Fisher French - 17 Aug 2012

Restructuring the way we save for retirement could halve our costs and a new model that changes preservation rules will dramatically reduce charges.

Paying for value

Article Maya Fisher French - 1 Mar 2010

It's time to start asking questions about whether the fees levied on investments are worth the returns, writes Maya Fisher-French.

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National

From the archives: For the first time, an insiders’ account of the Third Force

Eddie Koch - 19 Feb 2020

Two young gangsters give an horrific account of how they were encouraged, equipped and trained to carry out violence against ANC-linked targets by the security forces.

National

Ramaphosa bets big on infrastructure to boost economy

Makhanda Ka Lima - 19 Feb 2020

Sona was a mixed bag but there were some meaningful announcements

National

Stranded commuters say Ramaphosa’s rail promises ring hollow

Lester Kiewit - 19 Feb 2020

Cape Town’s largest passenger rail line has been closed for months, hitting people’s pockets and adding to road traffic congestion

Press Releases

Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

Press Releases

NWU student receives international award

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.

Press Releases

Academic programme resumes at all campuses

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.

Special Reports

Strategic social investments are a catalyst for social progress

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Barloworld Mbewu enables beneficiaries to move away from dependence on grant funding

Special Reports

We all have a part to play to make South Africa work

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Powering societal progress demands partnerships between all stakeholders

Special Reports

So you want to be a social entrepreneur?

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Do the research first; it will save money and time later

Special Reports

Social entrepreneurship means business

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs

Special Reports

Looking inwards

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Businesses are finding tangible ways to give back – but only because consumers demand it