News that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) is on course to tighten policy fairly aggressively, including shrinking its balance sheet, is instinctively worrisome for investors in emerging markets. The...
Headline inflation quickens, but core inflation still subdued
Momentum Investments have released their research note titled, Headline inflation quickens, but core inflation still subdued, prepared by the Momentum Macro Research Team. Please see below, a...
Lessons from the wild (and fee savings) as South Africans start to rebuild
10X Investments is hoping to inspire South Africans with a series of short videos showcasing the resilience of wildlife, which it has launched alongside an offer to clients who open a new unit trust...
Outlook 2022: Global credit
Corporate bonds are sitting on sizable gains for the period since the March 2020 Covid-19 shock. High yield corporate bonds are up by over 25%. Central bank and government support, followed by the...
Shedding light on the Regulation 28 amendments
Shedding light on the Regulation 28 amendments Annalise De Meillon Muller, Manager: Distribution & Sales Support at Glacier by Sanlam Amendments to Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act (“PFA”)...
Comprehensive industry update – several topics (part 1)
Financial statements The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) issued the following notices regarding financial statements: Communication 12 of 2022 and FSCA RF Notice 5 of 2022 were issued on...
Comprehensive industry update – several topics (part 2)
Roadmap for roll-out and implementation of cross-sectoral Conduct of Business Return (Omni-CBR) The FSCA, on 8 June 2022 issued Communication 16 of 2022, informing the industry of the purpose and...
Five ways to avoid running out of retirement money
Various studies have shown that the vast majority of retirement fund members won’t have sufficient capital to sustain their standard of living in retirement. For many, this realisation often comes...
ESG and investment management practices in South Africa
Investment professionals choose to adopt responsible investment principles as guidelines to make sure their business conduct leads to more sustainable, responsible and profitable investments....
Lifting of local lockdown sees rise of the ‘Risk Investor’
As a direct result of the ‘permanent’ lifting of lockdown, more than a third of South African wealth investors will allocate more towards high-risk investments, even if most will allocate more to...
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