The top three reasons for investing in hedge funds are typically diversification, composite portfolio strategy enhancement and decreased volatility. However, these all proved challenging for...
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RisCura, the investment advisors specialising in emerging and frontier markets, today announced the expansion of their UK team with the appointments of Josef Odili as Head of Africa Research, and...
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At the first RisCura White Hot wine awards held yesterday at Landtscap, the top three Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon wine blends in the country were announced. Out of the 41 wines submitted by 30...
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RisCura, the investment advisors specialising in Africa and emerging markets, today advised that, in contrast to more developed nations, the returns possible from private equity investment in...
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Cash has traditionally been considered a safe investment as it provides relatively consistent returns and protects capital. However, from a retirement portfolio perspective, cash is anything...
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Private equity deals in Africa are financed with far less debt than deals concluded in developed markets. This means that returns have to come primarily from actual profit growth as opposed...
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July saw a significant rise in equity markets, which more than recovered the sharp losses seen in late ...
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Summary
As mentioned in last month’s commentary, markets were overextended after the...
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At the 2013 Principal Officers Association (POA) Imbasa Yegolide Awards, held on Monday night in Johannesburg, RisCura Consulting was named Asset/Investment...
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Looking at past performance when selecting an asset manager
It’s often said that the past performance of an asset manager is no guarantee of future performance. While this...