ETFs invite controversy because the products are cheaper.
What sort of investment product should investors be looking at: a passively managed index tracker, such as an ETF, or an actively managed unit trust fund?
Just as there’s magic value in compounding interest there’s mass destruction in compounding costs.
But adding some active management is probably best.
Growth in the number of JSE-listed ETFs must be limited, mustn’t it?
They may incur multiple levels of investment costs and performance dilution, but multi-managers still have a part to play, says an expert.
Investec's Value Fund has for the first time since 2000 ditched any exposure to big four banking stocks and major retail groups.
Economists and market experts may be trumpeting an economic and stock market recovery, but private investors and business owners are less convinced, a survey shows.
SA is part of a new group of exciting emerging economies, the so-called Civets, says HSBC.
Experts have condemned new taxation proposals on interest income.
More and more South Africans are using home loans, personal loans and credit cards to pay off their creditors. So what are the options if you want to consolidate debt?
Should a life policy also include an investment component? A financial planner gives his take.
Nearly half of all Mzansi accounts, created in 2004 as a means of having more people bank, are dormant but SA’s top banks won’t abandon the system.
There are so many surprise rankings on this year's p:e table, you're bound to go back into old Sens announcements.
The beauty of the EPS table is that you can spot the ‘sleepers’ – the companies that deserve wider recognition due to superior performance over five years.
An exception is the gold industry. South African gold miners are struggling to maintain production levels.
The table shows 100 companies finished 2009 on dividend yields in excess of 5%.
The terminology of our main ratio and performance measurements.
Many happy returns - on equity and assets.
This year our Extraordinary Items table shows some 43 of the top 200 rankings earned more than half of their reported bottom line from an extraordinary item.
Despite the general declining trend, some companies have managed to reduce their interest bill significantly in relation to their earnings.
The inventory table, unfortunately, can only be applied selectively.
Critical investors are able to determine company’s cash earnings.
The Sustainable Growth table offers it a most intriguing set of rankings to mull.
See how your favourite companies ranked on the Top 200.
The return on Equity/Cost of Equity : This year’s table ranks 150 listed companies as creating shareholder value in 2009.
A perceived lack of liquidity can make creditors uneasy.
Hedge funds: Better long-term returns at less risk.
Internal rate of return: remember that candidates must be sifted through the funnies sieve first.
2010 could be the ‘year of investing dangerously’.
This financial acronym has become the key line in company income statements.
A new concession means there's a more flexible way of transferring a residence from your company, trust and CC.
The City of Cape Town has partnered with Barcelona to set up an "entrepreneurship ecosystem".
There has been a notable increase in the number of black entrepreneurs seeking to re-enter the corporate world, say recruitment agencies.
Small- and medium-sized firms have until the end of October to comply with the first biannual PAYE tax reconciliation process.
Land ownership, nationalisation and press regulation could have a negative effect on business in the next 10 years, says a scenario strategist.
Sars' online system has made tax submissions simpler, but business owners need to take care when filing returns online.
Cases where a listed company's tax position is unclear because of a dispute with the taxman or legal uncertainty have been in the spotlight.
A local web developer has set the cat among the pigeons after taking unusual steps to extract payment from a client.
The Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office now requires certified copies of identity documents for all applications and transactions.
Businesses can avoid workplace disputes and CCMA hearings by taking a number of precautions, labour experts say.
Entrepreneurs who seek to pitch their business plans to would-be backers should stick to facts and avoid over-optimistic forecasts, say experts.
There is still no light at the end of the tunnel for small enterprises, according to the SMME Business Confidence Index for 2010.
Standard Bank says microlenders such as African Bank or Capitec Bank Holdings will not challenge its dominance in the credit market.
Soweto and Sandton's windfalls evade the middle market elsewhere in the city.