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Future proof your financial advice business- Blog Series Part 2
By Marina Pretorius We can never know for sure what the future brings but we can follow the patterns and trends and envision a future that we want to create. At Amity Investment Solutions we do not only research investment trends but also stay abreast of the changing financial advice landscape. In part 1 of...
Future proof your financial advice business- Blog Series Part 1
By Marina Pretorius Change…the only constant in life. At Amity Investment Solutions we do not only research investment trends, but also stay abreast on the changing trends in the financial advice industry. Our research has shown that among the many drivers of change, three are worth deeper investigation as it relates to the sustainability of...
Outcomes-based range expands | Introducing the High Growth portfolio
We’ve seen some stellar performance from the outcomes-based range and with the popularity of these portfolios growing, we’ve identified the need for an additional outcomes-based solution. The existing outcomes-based models are Regulation 28 and use a restricted risk budget. As we’ve done extensive research in asset class characteristics, we’ve noticed that you can typically only...
OUTCOMES-BASED INVESTING- FINAL
We all know investing is personal. When clients invest money to finance certain life events that are important to them, not achieving their goals can have detrimental consequences for their life. Amity Investment Solutions is not just another DFM, but a boutique discretionary fund manager that partners with the independent financial advisor to offer them...
OUTCOMES-BASED INVESTING SERIES- PART 3
Amity Investment Solutions is a boutique discretionary fund manager with a unique investment philosophy. With outcomes-based strategies still far and few in the South African market, our proprietary outcomes-based investment process adds value to advisors and private investors alike. These solutions reduce the uncertainty of investment outcomes. How does Amity apply an outcomes-based philosophy? We...
OUTCOMES-BASED INVESTING SERIES- PART 2
As a wealth manager or financial advisor, how do you select your client’s investment funds? Do you perform a due diligence? If you do, what is the criteria you use? Do you focus on the fund’s performance over the last couple of years? Do you compare the return numbers against peer groups, indices, or other...
OUTCOMES-BASED INVESTING SERIES- PART 1
Once upon a very recent time, there was an investment company that decided to completely reinvent itself to become the leaders in outcomes-based investing in South Africa. As a boutique discretionary fund manager, Amity Investment Solutions aims to assist the independent financial advisor with outcomes-based offerings, thereby ensuring a new era of financial advice. While...
Quick Recap | Income Blog Posts | Refresh, Rewind, Reread
Advisors are constantly faced with more and more challenges in the industry. As though this is not enough, there's the ongoing economic (specifically geo-political) factors which also adds to the frustration. At Amity Investment Solutions we aim to alleviate some of the everyday concerns such as fund selection or the question that so often arises...
WHEN CLIENTS SEEK A HIGH LEVEL OF INCOME BUT WITH NO ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT RISK
For most investors a money market investment seems the safest bet when they don’t want to lose their capital, and perhaps live off the interest. Even in living annuities we’ve seen how money markets are incorporated for either the income bucket or for phasing into other asset classes over time. Money markets seem to work...