James Montier, a global financial strategist and expert in behavioural finance, put some points out in a White Paper published by US fund managers, GMO, titled “Was it all just a bad dream? Or Ten lessons not Learnt.”
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Local markets
By noon on Tuesday, the JSE All Share had slipped 0.87% as investors took profits after the bourse?s recent rally. Losses were heaviest in the basic materials sector.
The rand was selling at R7.42 for a US dollar at midday, following... Read more
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Gold production from West Africa is set to rise about 30 percent over the next 4 years, driven largely by higher output from Randgold and Iamgold, a top executive of metals consultancy GFMS said on Tuesday.
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South Africa's Transnet said on Tuesday its port division was not planning to build a new coal terminal, denying claims by industry sources who said the facility would be built and operational by June this year.
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Swiss Re said on Wednesday the
insurance sector stood to lose $4-$7 billion from the earthquake
in Chile, a sum unlikely to bring the long hoped-for increase in
reinsurance prices.
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The United Nations is asking rich nations to help raise $59 million (29 million pound) to support refugees who have fled clashes in the cobalt-rich Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Concern around the rapid deterioration of the finances of the US, UK and Japan has been temporarily overtaken by sovereign crises in Dubai and now the weaker Eurozone members, the “Piigs” – Portugal,... Read more
As an investor, when you hear that ‘commodities are running’ and ‘property is booming’, do you rush to buy shares? Or do you worry that you’ll ‘miss out’ on the commodities run or the retail... Read more