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Student housing has become an asset classes set to provide double-digit returns in the coming years with SA short of…

Financial advisors were quick to recognise the benefits of the attractiveness of Section 12J investments, but they are also proving quite beneficial for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – and not just in metropolitan areas.

Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management UK Limited (“Westbrooke”) and the Firmament Group (“Firmament”) are pleased to be providers of a refinance and growth capital facility (the “Facility”) to Pearl and Dean Cinemas (“P&D”) and its sister company Wide Eye Media (“WEM”).  P&D and WEM are leading cinema advertising companies that provide turnkey solutions to support cinema operators, advertisers, and agencies. P&D holds #2 market share in the UK, while WEM holds #1 market share in Ireland.  

Unless a buyer swoops in, the Burger King owner is set for a big break-up. That’s good news for weary investors
It’s the end of an era — and probably the end of the road too — for empowerment group Grand Parade Investments (GPI).

CAPE TOWN – “Given the protracted political and economic uncertainty in South Africa, many high net worth investors are looking to move 50% or more of their investable assets offshore,” says Kerry Fynn, chief executive of AlphaWealth which offers investment and wealth planning services for high net worth individuals and family offices.

Pricing discrepancies offer those who want to take advantage of them abundant opportunities to pursue on the JSE
An increased number of buyouts and more evidence of feisty profit performances are not stopping the ongoing derating of small-cap stocks on the JSE.

“A look at the small caps companies making the big bucks”

Portfolio Watch  with Fifi Peters -an interview with Jarred Winer, Fund Manager & Co-Founder of Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management.

Focused on debt opportunities in the UK, portfolio manager Richard Asherson is building the firm’s private-debt portfolio with capital preservation at its core
Westbrooke Alternative Asset Man­agement has extended into the UK market, with Westbrooke Yield Plus Limited.

Finally, after many false starts, shareholder activism on the JSE may have come of age in 2018. While activism is commonplace in other markets especially the US the JSE has for the past few years had only sporadic bouts of corporate confrontation led by individuals like Theo Botha, Chris Logan and more recently the disarmingly astute Albie Cilliers.

Many firms are in good shape with healthy cash balances.

The small-cap index has fallen 14% this year, while the mid-cap index is down 11%. It doesn’t sound too bad until you consider that hardware, kitchen and sanitary ware supplier Dawn has fallen 99% this year, quick service food franchisor Taste has fallen 97% and Aveng and Group Five have seen their share prices massacred. On the other hand logistics provider Value Group is up 62.5% in the year to date.