Richard Oldfield, Group CEO of Schroders To start with, my cards are on the table: I run an investment business where we charge fees for the decisions we take with clients’ money. So...
South Africa’s consumer price inflation was unchanged at 3.2% in February 2025
Mpho Molopyane, Chief Economist at Alexforbes Key highlights Headline consumer price inflation surprised to the downside, remaining steady from the previous month at 3.2% year...
Private investment will be key to delivering South Africa’s trillion-rand infrastructure package
Puleng Pitso, Investment Specialist, and Sisamkele Kobus, Analyst at Ninety One The National Budget tabled on March 12 contained one eye-wateringly large number: a commitment to spend...
Investing offshore – What you need to know
Roné Swanepoel Head of Sales at Morningstar South Africa From a broader set of investment opportunities to currency diversification, offshore investing can be a key strategy to help...
Is DeepSeek the future of algorithmic trading?
Roger Eskinazi, Managing Partner at Tickmill DeepSeek-R1, the latest generative artificial intelligence (AI) model from Chinese startup, DeepSeek, dethroned OpenAI’s ChatGPT as the...
2025 GNU Budget (round 2): Prioritising sustainable growth in uncertain times
Carla Rossouw, Head of Tax at Allan Gray The 2025 Budget speech is finally over the line after the initial attempt came undone following disagreement among political parties over a...
Navigating the 2025 Budget: What it means for South African households
Bertie Nel, Head of Financial Planning and Advice at Momentum The 2025 Budget Speech has sparked discussions around tax policies, economic stability, and the financial well-being of...
Budget 2025: Policy trade-offs in a maturing democracy
Maarten Ackerman, Chief Economist at Citadel Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025 National Budget (Version 2.0) reflects a promising balancing act between fiscal consolidation and...
Back to Parliament to make compromises
Izak Odendaal, Chief Investment Strategist at Old Mutual Wealth Gauging the market reaction is tricky as the release of lower-than-expected US inflation data this afternoon boosted...
Investing in Africa – A South African view
Naleni Govender, MD Head of Enko Capital South Africa South Africans have historically been reliant on the local listed market for attractive long term returns and this has been...
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