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With our teams’ combined decades of experience and skills, we’ve managed to build up a considerable wealth of knowledge about the world of investing.

Read about some of the insights we’ve gained and how we put our expertise to meaningful use.

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Understanding the impact
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6 Aug 2020

WEBINAR: Understanding the Glacier Invest Living Annuity Income Solutions
Glacier Invest recently launched its Living Annuity Income Solutions, an industry first which encompasses a unique approach to portfolio construction. We’ve put together a series of four videos where the Glacier Invest portfolio managers engage with the asset managers of the funds in the Income Solutions to better understand how they manage their funds.
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Analysis agile top fund managers
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5 Aug 2020

Analysis: Agile top fund managers ride out volatility
As investors remain wary of the sustainability of the rapid recovery in financial markets this year, South Africa’s top fund managers are successfully navigating the fine line between managing ongoing risks and taking advantage of the significant opportunities that the volatility has presented to them.
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6 Aug 2020

WEBINAR: Beat the market when the market has beaten you
Optimism feels justified as more economies start to move through the worst of the COVID-19 recession and reopen. Now the debates clearly shifts from the depth of the contraction to the shape of the recovery. We are thrown headfirst into the alphabet soup of scenarios – V, U, L and W. The one constant across the various scenarios is uncertainty. How do you construct an investment portfolio that is protected from another dip but does not sacrifice unrealised market recoveries? More importantly, how do you still achieve your clients’ long-term savings goals without further capital loss?
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Webinar Power Hour
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31 Jul 2020

Webinar: Who’s the fairest of them all?
Who’s the fairest of them all? Plunging corporate earnings and an unprecedented surge in global debt, because of the coronavirus-related stall in activity, will weigh heavily on a rebound in global economic growth. Across major economies, governments face slumping tax revenues and soaring stimulus costs. South Africa is not immune with an already fragile economy and low growth prospects. As such, which world economies will fully reopen soonest and what will be the long-term impact of the great lockdown recession? Have risk assets in certain regions run ahead of their underlying macroeconomic narrative?
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MORE INSIGHTS

Cry the beloved country
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23 Jul 2020

WEBINAR: Cry the beloved country

The pandemic will deliver a long-lasting shock to South Africa. When the outbreak struck, the economy was already in recession. The drastic containment measures implemented to curb the spread of the virus have deepened the contraction and resulted in ballooning government debt. Will it be the death of the once competitive and beloved SA Inc. or will the recovery of other regions leave us behind?
Savings strategies have never been more critical
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16 Jul 2020

Savings strategies have never been more critical

The financial shocks of the past few months have provided a glaring reminder of the critical importance of saving.
When the parts are greater than the whole
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14 Jul 2020

WEBINAR: When the parts are greater than the whole

Considering skewed fundamentals, where are the opportunities in equity type investments?
Omri Thomas, portfolio manager for the Amplify SCI* Flexible Equity Fund, discusses how the unbundling of list companies unlocks value for your investment.
Hedge Funds Shine brightly
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9 Jun 2020

Hedge funds shine brightly through the investment gloom

Hedge funds are showing their mettle as markets continue to experience significant volatility, uncertainty and poor performances across asset classes due to the coronavirus pandemic. By their nature, these funds are geared towards producing relatively superior risk-adjusted returns regardless of market condition. The proof has not always been in the pudding, but recent statistics have validated their raison d’être, and rewarded investors for their faith in an often overlooked and misunderstood asset class.
Why is the downgrade important?
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17 Apr 2020

Why is the downgrade important?

Why the downgrade is important and what it means for South Africa.
Keeping a cool head
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3 Apr 2020

Keeping a cool head

The confluence of a global shutdown and falling financial markets due to the coronavirus pandemic with country-specific issues such as South Africa’s GDP contraction and credit rating downgrade make it difficult for investors to keep a cool head.
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