Editor's Thoughts.

Cape Town has urged everyone to use water sparingly ahead of an expected longer, hotter, drier summer - hotter is something those in Gauteng already know a little something about. It’s a great reminder that managing resources matters before the pressure hits (euphimism much?).

Today’s episode of The Art of Manager Fusion closes this multi-management podcast series, bringing it together with Alexforbes Investments’ retail and institutional CIOs. In a world where investors are having to consider the macroeconomics, the local landscape plus the fast paced rate of change, this series has looked at the use case for multi-management from all angles. Thank you to Alexforbes Investments for sponsoring this must watch conversation for all decision makers and decision influencers.

On the topic of the economics: More jobs. Higher unemployment. If that sounds contradictory, welcome to South Africa’s economic reality. Anchor Capital economist Dr Lerato Ntuli unpacks a labour market where hiring gains aren’t keeping pace with people looking for work. Progress matters. But so does the distance still to travel.

Managing resources.

Satrix’s Siyabulela Nomoyi challenges the idea that index tracking means buying everything, whatever the price. A benchmark doesn’t pay trading costs. Investors do. Blind copying isn’t necessarily good tracking.

And to help you manage your resources (in this case, time), we’ve made your CPD easy and super-relevant. New CPD bundles on EBnet.Edu offer verified CPD hours through the meaningful content you already enjoy on our platforms. So for example, you’re able to read Satrix’s article on index tracking, then do Bundle 19 where the discussion is on active vs passive, and earn a verified CPD hour. Effort exponentialised.

For me, though, there is a real danger of confusing ticking boxes with doing the job well.

Jobs, investments, learning or water: activity alone isn’t the measure of success. What counts is how carefully we use our resources and the outcomes they ultimately deliver.

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