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Podcast: Updates and discounts

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Simon Shares Deutsche Bank has redeemed three of their ETNs. DBCHIN, DBEMER & DBAFRI. As ETNs they would have expired anyway, but that was due to happen next June. Holders of these ETNs last week will receive cash at net asset value (NAV) for the ETNs and it also means Deutsche Bank is no longer ...
JSE Direct with Simon Brown

Podcast: Understanding a risk parity portfolio

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This podcast brought to you by Absa CIB Len Jordaan, Index and Structured Solutions, Absa CIB Simon and Len delve into understanding risk and how it applies to your Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) selection, both as a basket of different ETFs you put together but also as to which individual ETF you may be buying ...
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Podcast: It’s not ok to just be your best

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Simon Shares Woolies* (JSE code: WHL) update is same old same old. Local food doing great, fashion okay and Australia still under pressure with the refurbishments due to end March 2020. Brait (JSE code: BAT) announces a large recapitalisation with a cR5.5billion rights issue at a 27% discount to the share price and about 60% ...
JSE Direct with Simon Brown

Podcast: Goals, processes and habits

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Simon Shares October was a decent month for the Top40, adding almost 3% and now 9.5% year-to-date excluding dividends. Moody's makes us negative but not junk and the ZAR soars. Finance minister, Tito Mboweni, says government 'not considering' the idea of prescribed assets. https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2019-11-05-treasury-not-considering-prescribed-assets-mboweni-says/ The Shoprite* (JSE code: SHP) update what was way more interesting ...
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Podcast: CoreShares yield focused property ETF

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Yield focused ETF from CoreShares (CSPROP) CoreShares has merged their PTXSPY ETF into PTXTEN and now converted it into CSPROP. CSPROP is a new property ETF that has yield as 75% of the weighting adding lower volatility, diversity and yield to the ETF. Simon chats to Chris Rule about the new ETF, why the changes ...