Where do we operate?

BRIC Group prefers to be a very open-minded entity and one that can remain aggressively opportunistic. With a keen eye for market openings, BRIC Groups investigative team is continuously “scouting” for new markets, both emerging and niche.

Several factors can vary depending on location; however certain core elements must always be in place.

• Pricing Levels must be below market value
• There must be a strong local demand and undersupply
• Local environmental, industrial and/or employment sectors must be indicative of future consolidated growth

The investment market is a fickle mistress and one that can spurn you in a heartbeat. It is always exciting entering a new market, but that excitement can “dull” very quickly, should a negative rumour or comment rear its ugly head.

BRIC Group attempts to calculate the factors of rumour, speculation and political bias, in such a way that recommended investments should be able to contend with many outside negative influences and remain viable investment vehicles.

So where do we invest? Just about anywhere that holds the potential to realise better than average returns. Although we hold a special place in our portfolio for the BRIC emerging countries, the big four have now realistically become “advanced emerging markets” bringing with this title a little less reward and a lot more stability.

The MAVINS and variations thereof are currently under investigation, on several playing fields, including Mexico, Australia, the Far East, the African nations and not forgetting the Americas.

However it is a more established country where we are currently investing out precious time and resources. Sometimes discounting an old market can be a brutal mistake; and we feel that we have created an ideal scenario for certain “liquid” investors to expand their portfolios with an extremely attractive armchair opportunity to hedge against some of the more temperamental indices.