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Pieter Fourie and the Global High Quality Team have cemented their successful run with a “top performer” accolade at the prestigious Investors Choice awards 2020. Many congratulations to be bestowed upon this team which was judged under the UCITS Equity Fund – Long Term Performance category.

A new Coronavirus outbreak in Beijing has worried markets this week as the number of cases in the new cluster reaches 158 as of Thursday morning. This outbreak is despite the continuation of the ban on foreign travel to China and extensive contact tracing measures. After two months of loosening lockdown measures, the city has reimposed them to prevent a second wave of infections,

On 1 July, renowned Mauritian photographer Paul Choy embarked on a journey to literally Walk Mauritius – walking around the island in 20 days to capture, reconnect and rediscover the beautiful country and its people. Paul stated, “With this walk, I want to explore Mauritius – taking the time to appreciate the things that other people miss… sharing stories of the island’s ocean, land, mountains and people with the world”.

Even the most seasoned investor will admit that the recovery in equity and fixed income markets over recent weeks has been surprisingly fast. But with marketvolatility still at large, how confident should investors reallybe feeling?

What’s to come for the South African Rand over the next 12 months? Please join us as Sanlam Private Wealth South Africa’s ‘senior investment analyst, David Lerche gives his views.
DATE: Thursday, 16 July 2020 | TIME: 10H00 (South Africa) / 12H00 (Mauritius) | REGISTRATION: online

Sanlam UK, part of the international financial services group Sanlam Ltd, last night scooped the High Growth Portfolio Performance award for its Sanlam Global Equity capability at the annual Private Asset Management (PAM) awards.

Pressure is building on central banks to lower interest rates and help the global economy stave off the threat of recession. The European Central Bank (ECB) failed to deliver a rate cut in July, but the US Federal Reserve (Fed), after much talk, finally ‘walked the walk’ on the last day of the month and reduced interest rates for the first time since 2008.

Like many developing countries, the South African government relies on funding to build and maintain the infrastructure of the country. To enjoy continued access to loans (in the form of government bonds) at affordable interest rates, it’s important that we keep our credit rating healthy.

Today, the Sanlam Real Assets Fund reaches its first birthday.

Managed by Mike Pinggera and his team, the Fund was launched in response to demand from existing investors for increased exposure to real assets; a key component of the award winning Sanlam Multi-Strategy Fund since its launch in 2013.

Towards the end of last month, we took another step closer to a ‘no deal’ Brexit with the approval of a suspended parliament in September. While critics declared it a ‘constitutional outrage’, it was the latest twist in what has been an extraordinary political saga. As several risk factors converge (Brexit, US-China trade war, the threat of recession and inflation concerns), the outlook for the remainder of 2019 is unquestionably opaque. But to what extent should investors worry? Here we discuss the risks at large, and why they are not necessarily to be feared.