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Heritage month: Building the legacy we all deserve
Zihaad Israfil, CEO of CFI Financial Group South Africa “Heritage Month has always been a time for me to reflect on where we come from, for example, the languages, traditions, and...
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The Road to Just Transformation
By Hugh Hacking, Head: Structured Investments Executive: Momentum Corporate. The notion of “just transition” has gained a lot of attention in recent years, particularly in the context of addressing...
Causes of Mental Health Issues
By Myrna Sachs, Head of Alexforbes Health Management Solutions. Mental health is a complex issue, one which many of us take for granted during times when all is going well in our lives. But...
An ESG view from Africa: Embedding social factors is critical to achieving environmental impact goals
By Elena Ilkova, Research Analyst at Rand Merchant Bank. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) have become well-established themes in investing, but the main focus has been strongly around the...
GDP | Large downside surprise in fourth-quarter growth
Momentum Investments have released their report based on ‘Large downside surprise in fourth-quarter growth’ prepared by the Momentum Macro Research Team. Please see below, a summary of highlights...
Remote working vs. running a small business from home: these are the implications for short-term insurance
By Karen Rimmer, Head: Distribution at PSG Insure. The short-term insurance industry is constantly evolving, with developments in the risk landscape requiring insurance products and services to...
Does the exchange rate really matter when investing offshore for the longer term?
Many SA investors are obsessed with the exchange rate when making an offshore investment. Here’s why it’s less of a factor than you think. By Sangeeth Sewnath, Deputy Managing Director, and Paul...
Empower yourself by empowering your finances – lessons households can learn from the National Budget Speech
CEO of Momentum Investo, Stanley Gabriel, writes about how every South African household can use the principles of the budget speech to further their financial future. At the end of February,...
Insurance implications of switching to Electric Vehicles
Recently there has been much focus on electric vehicles: Not only did Cape Town host the very first Formula E event in Sub-Saharan Africa recently, the Cape Town ePrix, but the European Parliament...
How to think about SA Inc. – Why perspective matters
It can be extremely challenging for South Africans to distance themselves emotionally from debates around local investment. Protracted loadshedding continues to weigh on the economy, the South...
Retirement is an emotional, not just a financial decision
If you’re one of the many South Africans approaching retirement and having to decide what to do with your retirement savings, you may find that making this decision based purely on facts and logic...













