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The Steinhoff Spiel

The Steinhoff Spiel

The quality of corporate governance has come to the fore once again as the recent share price of global conglomerate Steinhoff tumbled by over 80%. In spite of our clients having near 0% exposure, we are nonetheless concerned with the quality of governance, not only...
The Performance Fee Debate

The Performance Fee Debate

The latest industry transition is to reduce or in some cases completely remove the annual management fees of an actively managed fund but to include performance fees i.e outperform passive benchmarks before charging fees. This is in direct response to the rising...
When in Doubt, Don’t Just ETF It!

When in Doubt, Don’t Just ETF It!

Introduction Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded products (ETPs) are instruments where the value is derived from some underlying asset or product – like indices (shares), commodities, currencies or even interest rates. ETFs are often marketed as being...
The Bitcoin Bubble?

The Bitcoin Bubble?

The rising popularity of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum has resulted in the general public becoming increasingly interested in investing. The price of Bitcoin, for example, has increased from $0.50 in July 2010 to $4,560 in early September 2017....