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Jacobus Brink, Head of Investments at Novare Holdings, encourages South African investors to stay the course on building an offshore portfolio as a buffer against mounting economic and political risks at home. A deep sense of angst has gripped international markets as the Federal Reserve and other major central banks consider gradually unwinding stimulus measures…

Jacobus Brink, head of investments at Novare Holdings, looks at how investors can use the rand’s gains this year to build a global ESG portfolio and benefit from an upsurge in demand for sustainable assets The rand’s rally to a two-year high earlier this year was reason enough for investors to move more money abroad.…

Novare Investments, a subsidiary of Novare Holdings which is a premier African investment solutions provider, won the coveted Fund of Hedge Funds (FoHF) category at the annual HedgeNews Africa Awards 2020 digital ceremony, held on 4 March 2021. The flagship Novare Mayibentsha Moderate Qualified FoHF is a qualified investor fund which was originally established in…

27 November 2019 The fact that most active fund managers fail to achieve their requisite performance benchmarks adds hugely to the complexity of the task faced by retirement fund trustees and other investors in determining where to invest members’ money to enhance returns. Benedict Mongalo, Chief Investment Officer at Novare Investments, argues that multi-manager funds…

The city’s newest shopping and lifestyle destination The second phase of the Novare Twin Palms mall in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, has opened for business. Now with 12 000-square metres of prime retail space, the centre adds another dimension to Lusaka’s dynamic retail sector – as well as greater choice and convenience for the shopping public.…

25 February 2019 Novare Investments, one of South Africa’s leading independent financial service providers, has received the award for the best Fund of Hedge Fund in the Multi-Strategy category for its Novare Mayibentsha Market Neutral Qualified Fund of Hedge Fund (FOHF) at the prestigious annual HedgeNews Africa awards. Now in their 10th year, the awards…

25 April 2016 The recent volatility of the rand, with experts predicting further weakness, as well as extended low growth in local markets, has led many investors to cast their eyes offshore. No investment should be made on sentiment or emotion alone, so what exactly constitutes a considered approach to offshore investing? “Short-term currency fluctuations…

23 November 2016 Despite the misconception that hedge funds are risky investments, South African-based funds are in fact relatively conservative. Interestingly, many South African investors still perceive hedge funds as the riskier investment when compared to other more traditional and more familiar investment vehicles/ strategies. According to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), proof points…

22 March 2016 Hedge funds are some of the most misunderstood investment funds in the asset management industry. This is due to certain misconceptions which include alternative tools available to hedge fund managers and certain operational failures which would be labeled as hedge fund failures blowouts, these funds are perceived as risky with little investor…

2 March 2016 The first hedge fund was founded by Alfred Winslow Jones in 1949 upon realising that he could effectively use two tools – short selling and leveraging – to protect his portfolio of shares in a falling market. Since then, the global hedge fund industry grew in magnitude and now encompasses multiple strategies…