Insights
09 Jan 2017
The Year In Review 2016
It may be trite to state that 2016 was an eventful year for all of us in South Africa and around the world. NICK CURTIN describes some of the major events and market outcomes of the past year and gives them some…
28 Jul 2016
How Many Local Equity Funds Have Consistently Beaten An Index Fund?
Over the last ten years, which active managers have delivered consistent performance? As noted on Moneyweb earlier this week, there are a number of reasons why effective active management is possible. There are…
13 Jul 2016
Foord Edges Allan Gray, Truffle In Latest Ranking Of SA Top Active Managers
There are various rankings of active fund managers, but the one I prefer is the one published by global group Morningstar, the Chicago headquartered investment research group. Its latest rankings of South African…
24 Jun 2016
Brexit
The Brexit vote to leave the European Union is a clear vote against the political establishment. The UK’s withdrawal process will not be simple, uncontentious nor immediate. However, under the bloc’s governing…
03 Mar 2016
Morningstar Award
Foord was awarded Best Fund House – Smaller Fund Range at the recent Morningstar Awards for the third year in a row. The best fund house awards are given to the fund groups with the best performing fund line-ups…
29 Jan 2016
Feeder Funds Capped
Foord International Feeder Fund and Foord Global Equity Feeder Fund feed into USD denominated offshore collective investment scheme portfolios. The respective investment objectives require Foord to maximise the…