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THE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT

& ASSET CLASSES

Prof. de Jager
Assumed reading

Chapter 2 of text book: “The Investment Environment”

Background information on our guest: Sinovuyo Ndaleni


Lecture plan – asset classes

2017 supplementary exam: “Argue why shares can be


regarded as riskier than debt instruments”

• You do not have to invest in shares only; there are other


options

• Sinovuyo Ndaleni from Coronation will focus on the


difference between investing in shares and investing in
debt instruments

• Also take out of text book and lecture what is useful


about indexes and how they are calculated
Asset classes

• Money market instruments

• Capital market instruments


– Bonds
– Equity Securities
– Derivative Securities
Conclusion

• Heart thank you to Sinovuyo Ndaleni!

• Can you answer the question “What difference in


outcome can be expected over the long-term when
comparing the listed share and listed bond of the same
company?

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