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EM Alternative Credit 2026 Outlook: An abundance of untapped opportunities
Alper Kilic, Head of Alternative Credit at Ninety One This increasingly in-focus part of the global private credit market – where lenders can command attractive deal terms and strong...
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The Trump trade
Rashaad Tayob, Portfolio Manager at Foord Asset Management Shortly after taking the oath as President, Donald Trump signed a ream of executive orders, wasting no time in taking the...
Rethinking tactical asset allocation – the search for real returns leads to money market funds in 2025
Kyle Coertze, Investment Analyst at Cartesian Capital South Africa begins 2025 with the widest gap between the Repo rate and headline inflation in more than 20 years, currently at...
DeepSeek disruption highlights need for resilient portfolios
Paddy Flood, Portfolio Manager and Global Sector Specialist, Technology; Simon Webber, Head of Global Equities; Johanna Kyrklund, Group Chief Investment Officer; at Schroders Stock...
Credit Chronicle: Divergent dynamics continue in investment-grade markets
Darpan Harar, Multi Asset Credit Portfolio Manager at Ninety One Against the backdrop of rising sovereign bond yields, the fourth quarter was a mixed period for global credit markets....
Interest rate cuts: A great time to trim down that festive debt
Sebastien Alexanderson, Head of National Debt Advisors In a significant move, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced yesterday that it has cut interest rates by 25 basis...
The Expropriation Act and its impact on investments
Fiona Rollason: Group Head, Legal and Group Insurance, and Mpho Molopyane: Chief Economist, at Alexforbes President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Expropriation Bill into law, now...
Official US interest rates estimates too low
Phil Robotham Head of SA Wealth, Client Group at Schroders We’ve long felt the official estimate of where US interest rates may settle in the long term has been too low. ...
Legacies of love: how planning can shield your family from your debt
Advocate Sankie Morata, CFP and Chief Executive of Sanlam Trust In South Africa, about 20 million people, or half the working population, have active debt. Many may not realise that...
Free tools and resources are key to boosting financial literacy in South Africa
Glenda Eagar, Product and Marketing Executive at RCS With almost half of South Africans deemed financially illiterate, the need for accessible financial education has never been more...
Think you’ll retire at 65? 80 is SA’s real retirement age
Kanyisa Mkhize, CEO of Sanlam Corporate Most of us think we’ll retire at 65. However, the reality is quite different. According to Sanlam Corporate’s internal member data, South...













