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Infrastructure investing: Transforming a price-takers market
Michelle Green, Credit Analyst and Chair of the ESG Committee, at Prescient Investment Management South Africa has bold ambitions to unlock over R1 trillion in infrastructure spend. If...
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The 2024 Budget – What Does it Mean for Your Retirement Savings?
Johan Gouws - Head of Advice, Sasfin Asset Consulting The 2024 Budget was delivered by the Minister of Finance against the global backdrop of geo-political tensions, wars in the Middle...
Budget 2024 avoids direct tax increases but a lack of inflation adjustments to Personal Income Tax brackets will indirectly extract more taxes from households
Lullu Krugel, PwC South Africa Chief Economist and Mbai Rashamuse, PwC Southern Africa Tax and Legal Services Leader National Treasury is positive about economic growth, expecting structural...
Options for conservative, yield-hungry, dollar investors
Paul Hutchinson, Sales Manager - Ninety One Despite higher interest rates, dollar bank accounts do not reward investors. With yield back on the table, Paul Hutchinson, Sales Manager at...
Riot Risk: Do You Have Enough Cover?
Simon Baker, Executive Head: Retail at Aon South Africa As South Africa heads to national elections on 29 May, the spectre of the 2021 riots still looms large. Any...
Financial advice critical to helping consumers navigate ongoing financial pressures
Lizl Budhram, Head of Advice at Old Mutual Personal Finance Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's 2024 Budget – geared toward long-term economic growth, will do little to provide...
Budget balancing act: Tax Relief vs. Reserve Funds – Will SA stay afloat?
Chris Blair, CEO of 21st Century Navigating the Fiscal Pathways: Insights into South Africa's 2024 Budget and Its Trajectory. “In the unfolding narrative of South...
Budget 2024: Budget execution risk is high as the Treasury hits taxpayers
Arthur Kamp, Chief Economist at Sanlam Investments The debt trajectory is lowered a notch Budget 2024 reflects a familiar outcome. The government’s debt ratio continues to drift...
Two key take-aways from the 2024 Budget Speech
Farzana Bayat, Portfolio Manager at Foord Asset Management Faced with some very harsh realities – from a severely constrained economy and infrastructure challenges to lower...
National Budget Speech Commentary – Energy and carbon measures a positive but long-term
Mark Lacey, Head of Resource Equities at Schroders The measures taken by the finance minister are sensible, but impact South Africa’s grid system in the long term, not the short term....
South Africa’s Budget 2024: Godongwana teetering on the highwire
Joon Chong, Partner at Webber Wentzel The 2024 Budget speech presented by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana paints a picture of cautious optimism amidst lingering challenges. While...













