“In the last decade, we have undertaken many initiatives and found ways for our firm to act as an innovator and a leader, to make a difference and to enable better decisions," says Zanele Dintwa, People Lead (HR Director) at Aon South Africa.
According to Robin Parbrook, Co-Head of Asian Equity Alternative Investments at Schroders, valuations in many areas are now cheap, sentiment towards Asian equities is already depressed, and any improvement in the macroeconomic backdrop could…
“We are delighted with the successful conclusion of the transaction, which delivers the scale, capabilities and transformation which we view as essential to achieving strong and sustainable growth," says Absa Group Financial Director, Mr Jason…
"Plentify has launched Hotbot™ with the goal of playing a meaningful role to curb loadshedding, and aid in transitioning homes towards clean energy," says Plentify CEO Jon Kornik.
“The task at hand for venture capitalists is presenting the business and impact case for reinvesting in South Africa in a way that manages legitimate fears around potential risks,” says Claudia Manning, Principal: SA SME Fund.
"The costs of annual climate adaptation could reach $300 billion in emerging economies in 2030, and on the surface, the COP26 allocation seems like a very actionable and simple investment. However, the latest available data suggests that financial…
In the last three years, against a backdrop of a global pandemic and its economic fallout, the growing impact of climate change and war in Ukraine, our successful strategy of customer focus, simplification and innovation has consistently delivered…
The operating conditions during the first half of the 2023 financial year were extremely challenging, and the caution the company signalled at the beginning of this reporting period was justified, says Hendrik du Toit, Ninety One's founder and…
In this article, Gary Palmer, CEO, Paragon Lending Solutions talks to the five lessons entrepreneurs may need to learn to get the most out of funding their businesses.
Businesses receiving venture capital funding are providing strong financial returns as well as contributing to societal challenges such as poverty alleviation, inclusive growth and job creation.
"Education is the key to accelerating the status of sustainability-focused investment from niche to mainstream. There is a clear need for local investors to be empowered with reliable information as well as education on how to interpret and…
Environmental economist at Schroders, Irene Lauro says, "this COP is being held in Africa, a fact that has helped to shape the agenda for the conference. Africa is one of the continents most affected by a warmer world," explained Irene Lauro,…
Our approach is quite unique in the market in that we have an investment objective in our Diversified Fixed Income fund of outperforming inflation plus 1% over rolling 2-year periods, thereby shielding our clients savings from inflation, says…
"Business is faced with requirements to comply with various policies which speak to I.T. governance, cybercrime and data privacy, while data on the business impact of the risk in the local context is not readily available," says Cyber Solutions…
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