Absa and Sanlam are merging their investment businesses and this includes NewFunds ETF being taken over by Satrix.
ETF: MAPPS Protect in a market crash
Effective 1 March 2023, this ETF is now the Satrix Multi Asset Passive Portfolios Solutions Protect ETF (JSE code: STXMAP) How effective is diversification at smoothing out investment performance during a crash? The NewFunds MAPPS Protect ETF was designed to withstand a volatile equity environment by splitting investments between SWIX 40 equity and government bonds. ...
ETF: Income ETFs III – Bonds and Preference Shares
In the first two posts in this series, we investigated dividend-hugging ETFs and listed property ETFs. While both of these are worth consideration when investing for income, both are listed instruments, which introduces volatility to your investments. This makes them more appropriate for investors with a longer investment horizon. For those nearing financial independence, debt ...