What’s the Growth-point of property REITs?
The property sector on the JSE was once a hive of activity. A few years back, investment bankers literally rode the property wave all the way to their favourite sportscar dealership, raising money in the market on practically a daily basis and earning delectable fees along the way. The property sector was literally dripping with honey, as pension funds and …
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What’s the Growth-point of property REITs?
The property sector on the JSE was once a hive of activity. A few years back, investment bankers literally rode the property wave all the way to their favourite sportscar dealership, raising money in the market on practically a daily basis and earning delectable fees along the way. The property sector was literally dripping with honey, as pension funds and …
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Truworths – bad day at the Office
The Office is a UK comedy starring Ricky Gervais that has brought tears of joy to many, but the UK shoe business that shares a name with the show has brought tears of sadness to Truworths. It hasn’t been a happy time on mud island for many South African corporates. The 2016 Brexit referendum caused immense pain for the …
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The Brexit Burger isn’t delicious
Famous Brands is well on its way to being another great case study of a South African business failing miserably to expand globally. They announced last week that they are not going to give financial assistance to Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) in the UK, the business they wish they had never bought back in 2016 for £120m. the_ad id=”3223″ It …
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