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Sanlam Investment Management
With some R300bn under management, Sanlam Investment Management (SIM) is one of SA's largest single manager asset management companies and offers a diverse range of investment products, namely conventional and traditional collective investments, life-pooled products and segregated portfolios for third-party institutional and retail clients as well as the Sanlam Group.
It is the investment heart of Sanlam Investments - the operational cluster that oversees Sanlam's 14 entrepreneurial investment businesses.
SIM's diverse range of investment products are managed by eight multi-specialist investment teams who manage the following capabilities: Equities, Fixed Interest, Balanced funds, Absolute Return, Liability-Driven, our quantitative investment business, sim.smartcore, SIM Unconstrained Capital Partners and SIM Gen-X, our hedge fund offering. Thus when you invest with us you get access to a business that consciously fosters flexibility, a sense of ownership and independence in its investment teams, while also taking full advantage of all the benefits of being a large investment player and part of a broader, international financial services group.
SIM invests according to a pragmatic value investment philosophy. We believe that markets are inefficient and, as a result, we can add value relative to the general market by identifying mispriced assets, determining their fair value and investing based on whether they are over- or undervalued according our analysis. By investing in this way, we are confident we will be able to deliver superior investment results relative to our peers consistently over time.
SIM's size and resultant influence gives us a number of advantages. The investment team is also able to draw from a strong team of about 20 research analysts who have access to a number of proprietary analytical systems that give them the edge in making investment decisions. A single research platform also ensures a rich cross-pollination of ideas across the entire investment business - and the ability to leverage those ideas in different investment realms.
Also, SIM has large positions in companies and credit issues and this allows us to engage with company management in unlocking value where we believe it exists and we can also influence the terms of a credit issue, such as debt covenants, type of instrument and maturity date.
As part of a broader financial services group, SIM investment teams also benefit from their access to Sanlam and Sanlam Investments' significant operational infrastructure, including risk management, finance and compliance functions and distribution capability. Ultimately all of this assures us ready access to companies, government, parastatals and other industry bodies.
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Ashburton Investments, FirstRand’s newly established investment management business, is an Africa-based new generation investment manager.
With assets under management of over R100 billion, Ashburton Investments provides retail and institutional global investors with traditional and alternative South African, African and Asian corridor investments, from its product providers Ashburton and Rand Merchant Bank.
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FactSet helps the world’s best investment professionals outperform. For more than 30 years, financial professionals have relied on FactSet’s streamlined solutions and unmatched client support to get their jobs done, better.
FactSet’s global datasets, comprehensive data feeds, and powerful analytics let users stay ahead of market trends, access extensive company and industry intelligence, and monitor performance of their equity and fixed income portfolios in the office or on the go.
Headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, FactSet conducts operations with over 5,000 employees in 28 global office locations, including Dubai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, London and Frankfurt. Learn more at www.factset.com , and follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/factset .
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The Old Mutual Investment Group SA (OMIGSA) is a multi-boutique investment business with more than R472bn (31 December 2011) of South African-based assets under management. The boutiques offer investors a comprehensive range of investment solutions covering all the major asset classes and a variety of investment philosophies, including active asset allocation, active equity investing, absolute returns and private equity – to name but a few. The boutique structure therefore offers clients the best of both worlds – access to specialist investment houses focused solely on performance, backed by a large, well-governed and managed investment firm. OMIGSA has a strong, dynamic transformation agenda to ensure the socio-economic advancement of previously disadvantaged individuals, in line with the requirements of the South African government’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policies. We have achieved an independent Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) rating of level 2 (on a scale of level 8 to level 1, with level 1 being the highest possible rating). Our global reach via our UK-listed parent company, Old Mutual plc, gives us access to international investment expertise and global best practice. Old Mutual Investment Group (South Africa) (Pty) Limited (Reg No 1993/003023/07) is a licensed financial services provider, FSP 604, approved by the Registrar of Financial Services Providers (www.fsb.co.za) to provide intermediary services and advice in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act 37 of 2002. Old Mutual Investment Group (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Old Mutual (South Africa) Limited.
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Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), a division of FirstRand Bank Limited, is a leading African investment bank and part of one of the largest financial services groups in Africa. We offer innovative, value-added advisory, funding, trading, corporate banking and principal investing solutions. As the investment banking arm of FirstRand Bank Limited, RMB has a deal footprint across 35 African countries and offices in Namibia, Botswana, Nigeria, Angola and Kenya. RMB also operates in the UK, India, China, and the Middle East. RMB provides a diverse range of non-traditional investment solutions to meet the needs of private investors and institutions.
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Absa Capital is the investment banking division of Absa Bank Ltd. As an affiliate of Barclays Capital (the investment banking division of Barclays PLC, which acquired a controlling stake in the Absa Group Limited in 2005), Absa Capital is in the enviable position of being one of the few investment firms in the country able to leverage an extensive global network to provide a full suite of financing, investment and advisory solutions.
Our approach is supported by products and services, access to world-class technology and product expertise as well as an enviable balance sheet through Absa Bank Ltd and Barclays PLC. Our intimate knowledge of local market dynamics ensures that our solutions are appropriate and competitive within sub-Saharan Africa.
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FUTUREGROWTH - Enriching Lives Futuregrowth is a specialist investment company, managing fixed income related investment strategies in a way that sustainably enriches the lives of all. Employing one of the largest and most experienced teams of investment professionals in the fixed income space allows us to manage the full range of fixed income products, and maximise our competitive advantage in the unlisted debt market. Managing around R110 billion of assets, this team has developed the requisite specialist skills, particularly credit analysis, to extract value and manage the risks and rewards that accompany these assets. Futuregrowth is dedicated to the development and empowerment of South Africa and its people, with many of ourr investment offerings geared towards making a meaningful difference to our world. With this in mind the company continually strives to identify opportunities that will enrich the lives of our people through delivering economic and social returns that really matter.
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Investment Solutions provides asset-management services to individuals and institutions. These services include building tailored portfolio solutions, multimanager products, investment administration and investment advice.
Investment Solutions is independent of all asset managers, has a clear investment philosophy and a sound investment process implemented by a team of 140 people.
The companys value proposition is:
- to provide investment expertise and services to institutional and private investors
- to strive to achieve superior returns for all investors
- to deliver service excellence
Investment Solutions has a wide range of portfolios designed to meet the varying needs of individual and institutional investors. The company is not only innovative in its approach to investment management but also in the way the investors best interests are considered. Products and services are underpinned by the companys multi-manager proposition, which ensures investment portfolios provide a less volatile return stream with improved long-term returns.F
or more information on Investment Solutions, visit the company website:
www.investmentsolutions.co.za
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The IAS is a Society which represents the investment professionals in the region. These investment professionals include: analysts; asset managers; stockbrokers; fund administrators; financial market traders; and portfolio managers. The Society has about 1800 members and has been in existence for over 40 years.
The IAS looks to maintain standard and set codes of conduct for persons who are employed full time or earn their living in the financial markets. Accordingly, it maintains close relationships with similar organisations which represent financial analysts and professionals around the world, as well as with local professional bodies and market regulators.
During the course of the 2012 calendar year, some 250 presentations were made to the Societys members by JSE listed companies on their financial results and prospects.
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AfricaBusiness.com is an online information website about Africa, business, renewable energy, travel, science. AfricaBusiness.com provides useful information for those looking to promote their products and services in the emerging markets of Africa. Free Newsletter, Classified Advertisements, Markets Reports, Exhibitions and Trade Fairs in Africa... and more... Advertise your products on AfricaBusiness.com and start building your business in the market of tomorrow - Africa!
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Africa investor (Ai) is an Investment Banking oriented Advisory Firm, which also supplies a broad range of investment data, research, broadcast and published content to a growing number of international investors with interests in Africa.
Africa investor Group provides transaction advisory services, strategic research, investment indices and investment communication services, to support its clients investment programmes in Africa. Through its sister organization, Africa Investor Capital (Ai Capital) acts as a principal investor in strategic assets on the continent.
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Blue Chip http://www.bluechipjournal.co.za/ is first and foremost a journal aimed at informing and empowering South African professionals involved in wealth management. It is directed by a professional editorial board to ensure that articles of high quality from experts are both informative and educational to those working in the financial services http://www.bluechipjournal.co.za/ industry and its related fields. The journal is distributed directly to wealth and asset managers, financial directors and CEOs of top companies, including those listed on the JSE, selected high net worth individuals and to MBA students, who represent the cream of the next generation of the country’s business leaders.
Go to: Blue Chip Online http://www.bluechipjournal.co.za/
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Frontier Market Network brings together investors currently looking to invest in Africa with African projects seeking investments. The network can also help with building new trade links into Africa if you are seeking partnerships with established business.
Complimentary Frontier membership allows you to:
- Define which investment opportunities you are interested in
- Connect with partners and investors
- Post your own projects and opportunities to generate new business leads
- Have your opportunity optimised and promoted across all relevant online and social channels by our team of marketing experts
- Learn more about the new markets of your interest with in-depth analysis articles and reports
To learn more about Frontier, please visit our site.
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Every week, Hedge Fund Alert delivers hard-to-get news you won't read anywhere else about important events in the alternative-investment community. The newsletter's coverage takes a forward-looking approach, routinely alerting subscribers to upcoming developments that can change the hedge-fund business.
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Hedge Fund SA serves as a portal into the South African hedge fund and fund of funds industry. We support potential investors, hedge fund managers, service providers of hedge funds and interested students by gathering information on the industry that serves to assist in setting up local hedge fund products and education.
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HedgeNews Africa is the most timely, accurate and independent source of information covering the South African hedge fund industry and the alternative investment space in Africa. We reach a targeted audience of hedge fund managers, fund of funds, institutional and individual investors and other industry players, based both in the region and internationally. We publish a monthly online intelligence newsletter for qualified subscribers. It includes breaking news and monthly performance on South African and African funds. We publish the HedgeNews Africa Quarterly, a print journal on hedge funds and other alternative assets in the African region, which includes fund profiles, investor interviews and indepth feature articles. We host the HedgeNews Africa Symposium and Awards, held annually in Cape Town each February, providing a forum for industry players to share their insights and to recognise the outstanding achievements of industry players.
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ReConnect Africa is a unique online careers and business website and monthly magazine for African professionals in the Diaspora and around the world.
ReConnect Africa features articles and interviews on careers, development and business in Africa as well as information on relocation to Africa, top companies and recruitment agencies for Africa. It offers an ideal platform to advertise job vacancies, products and services to a targeted professional African market in Europe, across Africa and around the world.
Call us to discuss how we can help with your marketing or recruitment needs: + 44 (0) 20 8200 2373 or via editor@reconnectafrica.com
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