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Finweek is South Africa’s leading financial weekly magazine focusing on investment. With its brisk, creative and authoritative analysis of business and investment issues, it’s an essential business tool in the daily battle for competitive advantage. Today's business decision-makers have to cope with increased pressure on their time and are expected, more than ever before, to succeed in the face of stiffer competition. Finweek provides relevant information in quick bytes, along with award-winning investment advice.

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Finweek - English

in brief

DOUBLE TAKE

Diamonds or a holiday? • The diamond market is storming back, but there are more threats to the market.

Rhodium party still going strong • Amplats shareholders have this metal to thank for their interim dividends.

Diversification across managers • The Southern Charter fund aims to provide investors with capital growth above inflation over the long-term.

Riots may benefit company

Group sales growth

Could be a good buy-and-hold soon

How to choose stocks • When you are interested in buying a share, there are a few metrics you can use to help you decide.

An introduction to alternative investing • The world of investments is constantly evolving and with it, our interpretation of alternative investments.

How stories influence investment questions • When we look at trends, there are underlying narratives that keep recurring and we need to consider them.

Tiptoeing around alternative investments • Some tips to consider when going ‘alt’.

Alternative assets – what and how? • Balancing alternative with exposure to traditional investments can create resiliency for any market conditions.

It’s time for ETFs to become mainstream • ETFs have been available in SA for over 20 years, but some investors are still hesitant to adopt them.

Diversifying a portfolio through commodities • Managing a commodity holding in your portfolio is a specialist endeavour requiring skill. It has been done for centuries.

How retail investors can invest for the good • Fran Troskie gives her take on sustainable investment for the man on the street.

Synthetic investment options for retail • Investors require a good understanding of the mechanics of this investment option.

A litmus test for the industry? • Researching an array of alternative investment options may boost client outcomes.

Let’s broaden the horizon for retail investors • Infrastructure and development funds are still largely inaccessible to retail investors. Regulatory change and innovative products could change this so that individuals can benefit from its robust and non-correlated returns.

Should National Treasury rethink Section 12J investments? • There is not a better time to reintroduce the tax-incentivised venture capital funding structure than now.

Themes for the second half of 2021 • How have the most important market considerations played out and what is the outlook for the rest of the year?

Weighing up the real cost of ESG investing • It will be critical to look through the entire life cycle of strategies that may at first appear to be ESG-friendly but where not all consequences have been factored in.

Simon’s stock tips • Founder and director of investment website JustOneLap.com, Simon Brown, is finweek’s resident expert on the stock markets. In this column he provides insight into recent market developments.

Country-specific ETFs require focus on risks • Australia is an example of a country with stable political and economic factors.

Understanding cyclical stocks •...