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End of another Tax Year – Feb 2014
March 01, 2014
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“For myself, I am an optimist – it does not seem to be much use being anything else.” Sir Winston Churchill This quote is extracted from our Newsletter written exactly 10 years ago. Amazing how the wheel turns. Back then we had predicted that we were close to the bottom of the Reserve
Continue Reading →A consensus view of our markets – end November 2013
December 20, 2013
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House News: In the blink of an eye another year has gone by and once again the cliché: “I cannot believe how fast this year flew by”, is a point of conversation at many a client visit and year-end function. Does time fly because we get older, busier or more stressed? A quote which I t
Continue Reading →Currency woes at end May 2013
May 25, 2013
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House News: Over the past quarter the Finlaw team have been actively engaged in a total revamp of our website which can be found at http://www.finlaw.co.za [or simply Google “Finlaw Consulting”]. Here is a snap shot of portion of our new home page … If you visit the site you will
Continue Reading →“Sell in May and go away”…???
May 16, 2012
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The Title phrase above, sometimes heard in investment circles, is derived from the historically weak equity returns experienced in the months from May to September on Wall Street. The chart alongside graphically shows how this trend has manipulated itself over the past 30 years in the
Continue Reading →Anguish in August…
August 16, 2011
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Rowan’s quarterly round up for end May 2011 put the finger on the button when it comes to volatility in the global markets. His PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain) contagion really came home to roost in August with even US Treasury Bonds taking an early rating knock from Standard
Continue Reading →“Greece” is the word…
May 16, 2011
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WOW!! What a quarter this has been!! It seems that all the gains in global and local markets made in the last quarter ending February 2011 have been eroded by the tragic earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan and the potential threat of nuclear meltdown. Global markets dipped shar
Continue Reading →A great final quarter for the Tax year ended Feb 2011…
February 16, 2011
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28 February 2011 concluded with a good bull run of almost 5 months in both local and international share markets. Even the troubles brewing in North Africa towards the end of that month had a minimal impact on investor optimisim. The recovery since 6 March 2009 has been especially gra
Continue Reading →Season Greetings – 2010
December 16, 2010
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Welcome aboard – Stacey Lancaster. We are pleased to welcome Stacey, the daughter of Sue who worked for Finlaw several years ago, to the team. Stacey has just completed her B.Com Law degree which she achieved part-time with several subject distinctions along the way. Stacey teams up w
Continue Reading →Welcome aboard – Rowan Allpass.
August 16, 2010
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Sandy D’Arcy’s “ship” sailed for the UK on the 6th June this year where she and her husband Ian have decided to settle. While we knew it would be no easy task finding a replacement for Sandy – we were determined to select a top quality person who shared in our values and ethics. We ar
Continue Reading →2010 and beyond . . .
May 16, 2010
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The much anticipated 2010 Soccer World Cup is days away, following several years of careful planning and hard work behind the scenes. Hosting an event of this magnitude is a “first” for Africa – and it is by no means an easy task to follow on from Germany, who hosted the event in 2006
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