Petrol stations across the country were jam-packed on Tuesday as motorists waited in line to fill up ahead of the following day’s record increase in the petrol price. Even with the government...
Identifying and mitigating cyber risk for remote work
As more people work remotely, employees are inadvertently creating opportunities for hackers to forge tunnels into company networks through often unsecured connectivity. According to a recent...
New retirement report suggests a more permanent mind shift from flexibility to certainty
Retirement income specialist Just SA today announces the results of its 2022 independent retirement tracking study, which suggests a more permanent mind shift in what pensioners want from their...
Has pessimism peaked on China?
Despite the current weakness, the outlook for China could be brighter in 2023 and the economy could rebound, albeit from a low base. Chinese growth is currently weak. The credit impulse, the...
Saving in a rising interest rate environment
The South African Reserve Bank recently announced an interest rate increase of 50 basis points to 4.75% – taking the prime lending rate to 8.25% – thereby confirming that the country is in a rising...
Gone to zero: The rise and fall of UST and why we need regulation in the crypto space
What are stable coins, what happened to UST, what does this say about regulation in the crypto market, and why should we care? It has become clear that blockchain technology and the cryptocurrencies...
Increased offshore investment limits are great news for pension funds
The recent announcement that South African pension funds can now invest up to 45% of their portfolios offshore is great news for anyone who invests in a company retirement fund or their own...
Satrix announces Fikile Mbhokota as its new CEO
Satrix - the leading provider of index-tracking investment products and exchange traded funds (ETFs) in South Africa - today announced the appointment of Fikile Mbhokota as its new Chief Executive...
Emerging Asset Manager Survey Listed Investments – April 2022
If it aint broke, don’t fix it You may well be right on this one… I love my asset manager – so if things aint broke don’t fix them. If you were looking at the asset management industry and...
What keeps construction Financial Directors awake at night?
Like many other industries, the construction sector is particularly sensitive to economic cycles, as well as technological advances and the global political climate. The industry as a whole operates...
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