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Sheldon Holdsworth, Old Mutual International Regional Offshore Specialist.

The hype around investing offshore is back at the euphoric mid-nineties level

But investing across a diversified portfolio of assets is still the best bet, according to Old Mutual International

The number of international ETFs on the JSE has grown significantly in the last few years, giving investors a wide range of choices. (Photo: Hiram Alejandro Durán)

Moving your money offshore: Is it time?

Investing offshore is a long-term game

Paul Hutchinson is a sales manager at Investec Asset Management

​How to invest offshore

It’s best to consult a professional financial advisor when investing offshore

The Cook Islands.

Faux corporate directors stand in for fraudsters, despots and spies

A worldwide network of "nominee directors" has helped hide real people behind offshore companies.

Muller Conrad ‘Billy’ Rautenbach.

Secret files expose offshore’s global impact

Dozens of journalists sifted through millions of leaked records and thousands of names to produce ICIJ’s investigation into offshore secrecy.

The Cook Islands.

How ICIJ’s project team analysed the offshore files

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ exploration of the secretive world of offshore companies started with a mail delivery.

Go offshore to sidestep equity returns

Go offshore to sidestep equity returns

Smart investors are going overseas to benefit from potential rand weakness.

Managers set sights offshore

Managers set sights offshore

Investors who rushed offshore when the rand collapsed late 2000 early 2001 have endured dismal returns.

Should I leave my retirement money offshore?

Your pension needs to be in the same currency that you are spending in.

Going nowhere slowly

Don’t write off an offshore investment because of the poor performance over the last 10 years.

Strong rand ideal for offshore investor

It is best to move part of your investments offshore when the rand is strong, writes Gareth Stokes.

Pushing your boat out

Once you have decided to invest offshore, you need to work out how to do it, writes Geoff Candy.

An enticing option

Since 1995 South African investors have been legally able to invest a portion of their assets offshore and over a period since then offshore investmen

The move away

A change in thinking among the investor community towards offshore diversification is becoming increasingly evident, writes David Jackson.

Offshore opportunity

Despite South African retail investors having withdrawn R3-billion from offshore funds in the last quarter, fund managers recommend offshore markets.