Insights
10 Oct 2023
The Foord Flex Income Fund Turns One
Foord’s fixed interest product suite has now reached its one-year anniversary. The funds have gained good traction with retail and institutional investors alike. Portfolio manager Farzana Bayat takes a closer look…
10 Oct 2023
Fezeka Programme for Gender Diversity in Asset Management
The Fezeka Graduate Programme is a graduate readiness programme for black women looking to enter the asset management industry. Foord has partnered with a select group of investment firms to deliver this exciting…
10 Oct 2023
Thematic Investing — Navigating the Investment Landscape
In the dynamic world of investing, identifying and capitalising on emerging themes can be key to long-term investment success. While change often creates near-term noise, Linda Eedes writes that it also creates…
10 Oct 2023
The Foord Asia Ex-Japan Fund Explained
Asia offers a diverse matrix of fast-growing, emerging-market investment opportunities — although not without risk. In 2021, Foord Singapore launched the Foord Asia ex-Japan Fund to offer investors bespoke access to…
10 Oct 2023
Will the Dollar Remain the Global Reserve Currency?
De-dollarisation has become a trending geopolitical topic after the perceived weaponisation of the greenback as a tool to sanction Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Portfolio manager Rashaad Tayob suggests that…
06 Oct 2023
MARKETS IN A NUTSHELL — FOR SEPTEMBER 2023
As autumn descended on the Northern Hemisphere, it brought with it a chill on Wall Street. Global equity and bond markets both sold off sharply — September was the worst month for the US S&P500 Index this year. US…