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Podcast: WorldWide Markets with Simon Brown
Episode: Property losing REIT status (#398)
Description: This week's episode of JSE Direct is courtesy of OUTvest, our preferred supplier in retirement products. Simon Shares April was the best month for equity markets since 1987! Local ten year bonds are on a tear, just a week after we exited the World Government Bond Index the yields are back at pre-junk levels and even better as they trade below 8%. This is the search for yield playing out. If their mandate allows investors want yield, the rest they don't care about. This has also seen the Government Retail Bonds locally drop their April rate of 11.5% to 10% for May...