Hard-pressed consumers dip into unit trust investments in second quarter
But reinvestments exceed net outflows, leaving the local collective investment schemes industry with an effective net inflow of R16bn.
assets under management
Unit trust portfolios that attracted the most money over the past 12 months
Assets under management increase to R3.27 trillion.
PSG Konsult grows assets under management by 13% as others struggle
The group also intends to maintain its high dividend pay-out ratio.
SA hedge funds grow their assets by 30% in 2022
Industry hopes amendments to regulation 28, separating hedge funds and private equity investments, will boost inflows.
Collective investment scheme assets once again exceed R3 trillion
It’s too soon to tell how grey-listing will affect the industry, says Asisa.
Where SA unit trust investors allocated their money in 2022
Investors took an interesting approach to last year’s rollercoaster investment environment, says Asisa.
MMH reports disappointing new business volumes
Momentum Metropolitan’s life businesses benefit from decline in death claims and higher investment returns.
Market volatility sees CIS assets under management fall below R3 trillion
Market volatility has resulted in assets under management (AUM) by the collective investment schemes (CIS) industry dropping below the R3 trillion threshold reached in the fourth quarter of last year. Assets under management […]
About 48% of PPS’s claims in 2021 were Covid-related
PPS Life Insurance paid Covid-19-related claims of R1.4 billion in 2021, which was 36% higher than in 2020, when claims were 45% up from 2019, the mutual insurer said in its annual report […]
Ninety One displaces OMIG as SA’s biggest asset manager
Ninety One displaced Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG) as South Africa’s biggest asset manager last year, with total assets under management (AUM) of R690.6 billion on behalf of South African clients at 30 […]
Only 19% of South Africans are insured when funeral cover is excluded
Some 60% of South Africans report having an insurance product, and insurance penetration, measured using premiums as a percentage of GDP, was 13.7% in 2020 – one of the highest in the world, […]
SA unit trust investors ‘more risk averse’ than foreign counterparts
South African investors are far more risk averse than their foreign counterparts, with only 19% of local collective investment scheme (CIS) assets in equity portfolios compared with 47% for all international CIS assets, […]
Hedge fund industry grows assets to R86.93 billion
Assets under management (AUM) by regulated hedge funds in South Africa grew 19%, while the number of funds continued to decline last year, according to figures released by the Association for Savings and […]
Coronation reports another year of net outflows
Coronation Fund Managers grew its assets under management (AUM) by 11% to R634 billion in the year to September 2021, from R569bn. However, it once again reported a net cash outflow of average […]
