Robo-advice opening up S. Africa’s financial advice market
South African robo-advice provider SmartRand has opened up the country’s financial advice market to lower level investors, creating much broader demand.
Five key equity themes for 2016 – SocGen
The global economy is expected to continue to grow at a steady pace in 2016, Societe Generale Private Bank’s Alan Mudie said on Monday, but potential upside in equity markets will likely be constrained by the current high valuations and a cloudy outlook for earnings.
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US firm targets int’l market with three new Ucits funds
Ivy Global Investors, the distributor of the Ivy Global Investors Fund Sicav, has expanded its Luxembourg-domiciled Ucits fund range with the introduction three new products.
Investors may start shifting back into bonds in 2016 – Julius Baer
Investors may shift equities holdings back into fixed income in 2016 as bond yields increase, Julius Baer has said.
Barclays shedding more investment jobs in Asia
Barclays is expected to announce further job losses in its Asia investment banking sector, with corporate finance and advisory staff in South Korea and Taiwan and equities sales and research staff across the region also under the cosh, according to Reuters.