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Being active, but playing it safe, has worked extremely well for investors in global equities
Lukas Kamblevicius, Co-Head of QEP Investment Team at Schroders It’s often assumed that risk and reward always go together in investing, but that isn’t always the case. In fact, over...
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Why Schroders has slashed its Chinese growth forecast
David Rees, Senior Emerging Markets Economist at Schroders Generally poor consumer confidence and structural changes in the housing market have caused us to reassess the outlook. ...
August global markets in review
Philip Robotham, Head of Intermediary at Schroders South Africa The month in summary Global shares fell in August amid worries over renewed weakness in the Chinese real estate sector....
Comprehensive retirement planning: What do you need to think about? (2)
Kobus Kunz - Head of Consulting, Efficient Benefit Consulting In our first instalment we considered the why of retirement planning. In Part 2, we will investigate the four different types of...
How to live your best life until you’re 90
Waldette Stoffberg, Business Development Manager at Glacier by Sanlam Living your best life is possible, and within reach, even years after you stop working. It takes some planning though,...
Is ESG still relevant today?
Conway Williams, Head of Credit at Prescient Investment Management Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has come under fire over the past year from various fronts, being...
August 2023 economies at a glance and summary of indices
Herman van Papendorp, Head of Investment Research & Asset Allocation and Sanisha Packirisamy, Economist at Momentum Investments Economies at a Glance by Momentum Investments’ macro...
Critical role for DFIs as 4IR takes centre stage at GovTech 2023
Mathapelo Malao Head of Energy, Environment, and ICT at DBSA The role of digitisation and digital transformation in commerce has become more pivotal than ever as many businesses have now...
When it comes to investing, what’s still holding women back?
Corne Welman, Financial Adviser at Consult by Momentum An interesting paradox was recently uncovered in a research paper by the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center, titled Fearless...
Consumer confidence recovers some lost ground during the third quarter
Mamello Matikinca-Ngwenya, FNB Chief Economist After nosediving from -8 index points during the fourth quarter of 2022 to -25 by the second quarter of 2023, the FNB/BER Consumer Confidence...
Motswedi – Asset Manager Survey Listed Investments – July 2023
Mark Davids, Managing Director - MOTSWEDI “Don’t touch me on my studio” Some of you may remember the now, cult status of the exchange between broadcaster Mr. Chris Maroleng and a...













