Insights
16 Jul 2021
Sustainable Investing — We've Been Having It
Sustainable investing has become the latest hot investment trend, with a global proliferation of funds promoting environmental, social and governance (ESG) outcomes. Managing director PAUL CLUER notes that Foord has…
07 May 2021
Are we in a commodities super cycle?
Commodity prices have rallied aggressively in the past six months on prospects for normalising global economic activity. Portfolio manager Mike Townshend responds to suggestions that the world is experiencing a new…
19 Apr 2021
Quo vadis, cleantech investors?
Renewed global commitment to the environment has ignited much investment chatter, driving stocks in the cleantech and renewables space to ultra-high valuations. Foord Singapore portfolio manager, Brian Arcese…
21 Jan 2021
The cupboard is now bare
It is difficult to remember the heady days of the 2010 Soccer World Cup and the general sense of national euphoria and ‘gees’ we experienced. Business development manager Nick Curtin writes how the national mood is…
14 Jan 2021
Year in review
We will remember 2020 as the year COVID-19 dramatically impacted our lives. Portfolio manager Mike Townshend looks at the year that was.
10 Dec 2020
Foord Global Funds boost SA performance
Returns on Foord’s South African multi-asset funds rank near the top of their respective peer groups this year as might be expected from Foord during especially troubled markets. The two Foord global funds buoyed…