SA’s bonds sizzle in lacklustre market for EM debt
By Colleen Goko, Bloomberg 26 Jul 2024 07:30. South Africa’s general election was the catalyst. The outlook for emerging-market local-currency bonds is less than rosy — except in South Africa, which has delivered world-beating returns this year and is seen extending that run. Developing-nation local debt has struggled amid pressures from higher-for-longer US interest rates…
How did SA’s 2nd-best balanced fund beat its benchmark?
By Jaco Visser Read full article on CityWire South Africa: click here South Africa’s second-best-performing balanced fund over the year ended June, the Centaur BCI Balanced fund, owes its fortunes to offshore and local picks – but not necessarily the ones you might think. The fund, managed by Nick de Vos and Citywire + rated Roger Williams, returned 10.9% (not…
Feeding A Classroom Of Students For Six Months
Date: 28 July 2022 Nutritious meals help children grow up strong and perform at their peak, so Centaur has donated six months of meals to a classroom of students at Rosmead Central Primary.
Does the impact of the Ukraine war show similarities to the Yom Kippur war?
The impact the Ukraine war is having on energy prices and global inflation draws strong similarities to the fallout of the Yom Kippur War in 1973. While the war only lasted 19 days, OPEC’s oil embargo against the countries which assisted Israel in the war resulted in the oil price increasing from $3 to $12…
The Centaur BCI Flexible Fund: A Fund looking for special situations
Featured in Finweek, on Friday 22nd October 2021.