The first half of 2021 is already behind us, and it seems clear that this year will be another challenging one for investors. Had someone told you in January that the JSE would be 13.20% higher...
The increased need for Business Rescue after the unrest is concerning
July 2021 will be remembered as a time of unprecedented unrest. Thousands of businesses were stripped bare, looted and ransacked – some of which to the point of no return. Pepkor Holdings alone said...
Has private equity weathered the COVID-19 storm and can it help save the economy?
Private equity is a patient capital. Even in the 2008 financial crisis, it was able to weather severe economic storms. According to joint heads of Private Equity at law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr...
Making investment sense of the unrest in SA
Participants: Nazmeera Moola, Head of SA Investments, Ninety One Clyde Rossouw, Co-Head of Quality, Ninety One Peter Kent, Co-Head of SA & Africa Fixed Income, Ninety One Nazmeera Moola: Hello...
More dovish MPC kept repo rate at 3.5%, effect of riots on economic growth limited
Highlights: All members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 3.5%. The MPC still considers the risks to the consumer price inflation (CPI) outlook to be...
MPC rates decision: Where to from here?
23 July 2021: The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) yesterday made the unanimous decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 3.5%. The SA Reserve Bank (SARB) would likely...
CPI subsided in June, but effects of riots unknown
Highlights: June’s year-on-year (y/y) headline consumer price inflation (CPI) rate decreased to 4.9% from 5.2% in May. Month-on-month (m/m) headline CPI rose by a still subdued 0.2% in June compared...
Violent protests are not a uniquely South African problem
While the country reels from the events of the past week, civil unrest is by no means an inherently South African problem. Riots that potentially have catastrophic economic consequences are on the...
Manning up to manage money
Based on what we see on social media, every man is tall, wears slick black suits and fancy watches, drives a sports car and lives in a mansion. But just like Batman, it’s either fantasy or, in most...
SAIA successfully holds virtual AGM, re-electing majority of board
The South African Insurance Association at its Annual Meeting held virtually on 22 July 2021 has re-elected the board and welcomed newly elected Board Member, Mr Phillip Donnelly who joins the SAIA...
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