"The year 2022 has so far been a tough market with most assets and asset classes losing value, sometimes brutally. Looking forward, uncertainties around global interest rates, growth, inflation and geopolitics remain elevated," says Head of…
The ripple effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the global economic challenges, loadshedding, high fuel prices and the rising costs of living have continued to be some of the many challenges the majority of us have had to contend with in the past…
“While we anticipated that global imbalances would have to unwind at some point in time, there can be little doubt that the current upheaval is causing much discomfort for investors,” says Anet Ahern, CEO at PSG Asset Management.
"To simplify what best practice in compliance is becoming, would be moving from tick-box to proving you did everything you could to avoid risks arising. What has happened in Australia is a good example of the consequences of ignoring best practice,"…
The combined circumstances, including stringent business operations regulations and bans in many other areas, not only claimed millions of human lives and livelihoods, but also multitudes of small and medium enterprises, says Rendani Nevhulaudzi,…
We think the deal to establish new funding arrangements for assisting developing countries has the potential to boost geopolitical stability between poor and rich countries, while improving growth outcomes for developing nations, says Irene…
"Emerging markets feel some of the negative effects of consumption most keenly. However, through impact investing it is possible to invest in companies helping to turn the tide towards a more sustainable future," says Jonathan Fletcher, Emerging…
The Zondo Commission has done well thus far in highlighting those who played a role in State Capture, but we now need to see that these role players are prosecuted and convicted for their criminal conduct, says Christo Snyman, Director of Forensic…
Ahead of his COP27 Finance Day Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) panel on mobilising capital today, Ninety One founder and CEO Hendrik du Toit says finance must follow the carbon to ensure a lasting transition to net zero.
"Climate change is a problem for all humanity. We must lean into the challenge and put capital to work in ways that will help bring about a successful transition over time. If we do not approach this in an orderly, inclusive and collaborative…
If we turn our attention to South Africa, our debt-to-GDP number at around 70% is still relatively good compared to what we've seen globally where debt numbers have escalated significantly since Covid. The US, for example, is heading towards…
Ahead of her panel discussion at the Friends of South Africa session at COP27 today, Chief Sustainability Officer Nazmeera Moola discusses why and how we must navigate the transition to net zero across high emitting countries and companies.
Being a good investor requires understanding what you’re investing in, why you’re investing, as well as figuring out what kind of an investor you are, so you can put together a plan to reach your long-term financial goals, says Grayson Rainier,…
According to George Brown, Economist at Schroders, it's a sharp reversal of fortune for the former chancellor. Just seven weeks earlier, he lost out to Liz Truss in this summer's leadership contest by a margin of 43% to 57%. But his 'coronation'…
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