Investing in offshore etf's

[Rabbid dawg]

I'm still trying to find a safe way to move and invest money offshore. Has anybody got any experience in investing offshore etf's like http://www.smartshares.co.nz?

 

[Messugga]

Coronation offers some options for offshore investment.

 

[JStrike]

PSG Kapital also offers various options

 

[Rabbid dawg]

I was hoping to avoid brokers, and their fees. But Ill look into them. Thanks

 

[R13...]

I can only think the only reason to go offshore is security as returns aren't very good for any of the offshore products I have looked at. Even if emerging markets **** hits the fan, it will just mean being offshore protects you a bit from the fallout though that's no guarantee given what happened in '08. But the emerging market funds aren't doing all that better either.

 

[Rabbid dawg]

Well the Rands shrink from R8 to almost R11 to the dollar means that I would have needed to have about 30% returns in SA just to break even.
Etf's promise +-10% returns. Ive just never invested in one overseas myself. So I was hoping that perhaps somebody had.
I'm planning to move over sooner or later, so I was looking for a way to get saving so long.

 

[Dubes]

Etf's promise +-10% returns. Ive just never invested in one overseas myself.

Promise? Surely you mean predict or forecast. There is certainly no promise.

You can get access to offshore ETFs on a number of local investment platforms.

 

[JStrike]

Well the Rands shrink from R8 to almost R11 to the dollar means that I would have needed to have about 30% returns in SA just to break even.
Etf's promise +-10% returns. Ive just never invested in one overseas myself. So I was hoping that perhaps somebody had.
I'm planning to move over sooner or later, so I was looking for a way to get saving so long.

It took a good couple of years for the Rand to go from R8 to R11. If your fund didn't manage to top 30% in that time, then you are in the wrong fund