What happened in 2018 and where to in 2019? 2018 has been a tough year for investors! There has been political upheaval throughout the world and global stock markets have generally declined making important investment decisions very difficult. To try and make sense of the current investment climate join Rod Hunter, Sales Manager of Investec Asset Management as he provides a market update and reviews the key challenges facing South

Allan Gray introduce Rand lump sum offshore investments Allan Gray has recently launched a new offering where investors can deposit local currency into Allan Gray’s bank account and Allan Gray will facilitate the conversion into foreign currency. Investors can now invest into a new offshore investment from R20, 000, whilst existing investors can add to their investments from as little as R5, 000. Benefits of investing offshore: South Africa represents

Retirement Annuities In last month’s newsletter, we looked at the how Retirement Annuities. To read last month’s newsletter please click here. This month we look at two practical applications as to how investors can benefit by making use of retirement annuities. The first example is for investors who are over the age of 55 and have not made use of their full R500, 000 tax-free benefit when retiring from their