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The ‘safe’ portfolio just got risky
Duane Cable, SA Head of Quality, and Sumesh Chetty, Portfolio Manager, Ninety One For more than a decade, South Africa’s unusually high real yields have offered conservative investors...
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A Q&A to help you to understand the basics of protecting your salary
Clyde Parsons, Chief Innovation Officer at BrightRock Yay, it’s payday! If you’re one of the many millions of South Africans lucky enough to earn a regular pay cheque, payday may well be your...
South Africans are getting poorer as wage increases lag behind inflation as the “Great Resignation” trend continues to grip employers
René Richter, Managing Director of Remchannel (Pty) Ltd South African employers expect to award wage increases of 4% to 6% in the next 12-month period, which is substantially below the...
Pension funds hold the key to unlocking SA’s trillion rand infrastructure investment opportunity
Vuyo Ntoi, Co-Managing Director of African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) The South African investment community and pension funds, in particular, are sitting on the cusp of an...
Macroscope: As safe as houses?
Russell Silberston, strategist and Rebecca Phillips, analyst at Ninety One Ninety One analyst Rebecca Phillips and strategist Russell Silberston query whether houses are a safe investment,...
The case for changing your investment habits
John Gilchrist, Co-Chief Investment Officer at PSG Asset Management Repeat a few key lifestyle habits consistently for a decade, and they are likely to have had some visible consequences on...
Gavi outlines plans to build sustainable supply of malaria vaccines
Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Geneva, 25 April 2023 – The world’s first effective malaria vaccine is finally available, but supply must grow significantly to meet demand....
Find financial freedom this Freedom Day
Bertie Nel, Head of Financial Planning and Advice at Momentum When South Africans celebrate their political freedom this Freedom Day, it’s an opportune time to also reflect on our personal...
My Three Wishes for South Africa: Insights from business leaders
Don Andrews, Head of the Investment Survey Team at Alexforbes As South Africa approaches Freedom Day on 27 April, a day that commemorates the end of apartheid and the progress made towards...
Greylisting not an indictment on SA’s financial sector but a call to turn policy into decisive action
Daniel Mminele, Alexforbes chair and Nedbank chairman-designate Earlier this year, South Africa’s greylisting raised concerns about the state of the country’s financial institutions, its...
Turn volatility into an opportunity
Pieter Hugo, Chief Client and Distribution Officer Over the past three years, investors have experienced quite a tumultuous time in global and domestic markets. Markets had very little runway...













