by Fintax Consulting Group | Jan 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by Fintax Consulting Group | Oct 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
With the due date for upfront payment of school fees fast approaching we thought it worthwhile to weigh in on the debate of settling these fees via debit order or full upfront payment. School fees range from R40 000 per annum per child for a public school to in excess...
by Fintax Consulting Group | Oct 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
by Fintax Consulting Group | Oct 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
by Fintax Consulting Group | Sep 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
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....
by Fintax Consulting Group | Aug 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
It seems as if the markets have continued powering ahead in spite of Trump’s aggressive and sometimes rather incoherent tweets. In fact, since Trump’s election on 8 November 2016, the MSCI World Index has risen by roughly 17% in USD. Some, in fact, attribute the...
