Momentum Investments have released their latest research note titled, Food prices propel May’s inflation to January 2017 levels, prepared by the Momentum Macro Research Team. Herewith a summary of...
Are we headed for a global recession?
The squeeze on living standards We haven't seen a squeeze on living standards like this for quite some time. Real incomes are falling in a way they haven’t done since the second half of the 1970s...
Going offshore: Understanding the risks and benefits
Foreign assets play an important role in South African investors’ portfolios, both to enhance investment returns and to provide much- needed protection. At M&G Investments, foreign assets have...
Inflation vs growth: What matters more to investors?
It is true that to understand the present and face the future, we need to first understand the past. We have talked at length about the current inflation risks and, ultimately, stagflation scenarios...
Safeguard Your Golden Nest Egg – Manage and Mitigate Your Risk as a Retiree
Retirement is a time for you to be enjoying a more relaxed pace of life, spending time with loved ones and friends and enjoying the fruits of your working career. However, retirees could be at risk...
Stay the course
Since the beginning of January 2022, global markets have been volatile. We have seen global markets ending the first quarter of 2022 negative for the first time in decades. The factors contributing...
Even the digitally savvy need financial advice
I love the digital world. In fact, part of my career has been built on it and in my current role, it is always part of my strategic thinking. In my present company, I was responsible for digital...
Hey, Gen Y and Gen Z do you think you can retire comfortably?
Millions of South Africans rely on the money saved in their employers’ retirement fund to earn an income in retirement. For many people, this is their only formal savings for retirement....
Can a Commissioner of Oaths depose an affidavit virtually?
Introduction The Covid pandemic impacted every one of us. Lockdown not only forced us to rethink many aspects of how we work, but also made us more reliant on the internet (and online ways of work)...
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