Robin Parbrook, Co-Head of Asian Equity Alternative Investments at Schroders Some sectors in Asia are seeing bubbles emerge. Just as with the US meme stock craze, it’s not likely to have a...
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Bonds: Buy and hold as the cycle turns
Sandile Malinga, Co-Head of Multi-Asset at M&G Investments Bond markets appeared to turn a corner in July, offering investors positive returns both globally and locally as the outlook for...
Ferdi van Heerden appointed as CEO of Momentum Investments
Jeanette Marais, Group CEO of Momentum Metropolitan Momentum Metropolitan has appointed Ferdi van Heerden as CEO of Momentum Investments, effective 1 September 2023. Ferdi will succeed...
UK economy proving more resilient than expected
Azad Zangana, Senior European Economist and Strategist at Schroders Growth of 0.2% in the second quarter was higher than predicted, driven by a rebound in manufacturing and higher household...
BRICS-a-Brac
Izak Odendaal - Old Mutual Wealth Investment Strategist This week’s annual summit of the BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - is notable for several reasons, not...
South Africa’s debt dilemma – Risks and opportunities
Farzana Bayat, portfolio manager at Foord Asset Management South Africa’s sovereign fundamentals have deteriorated alarmingly over the past decade — so much so that the country now finds...
Amid wallet wars, retailers continue to reward investors handsomely
Tasneem Samodien, Research Analyst at Private Clients by Old Mutual Wealth South African asset managers have commonly referred to the years following 2010 as the "lost decade," characterised...
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Paul Hutchinson, Sales Manager, Ninety One With the repo rating having more than doubled in less than 2 years, the amount you can hold in an interest-yielding bank or money market account...
Has China finally slid into a debt/deflation spiral?
David Rees, Senior Emerging Markets Economist at Schroders Although weaker Chinese domestic demand is causing concern, this may not be the start of a long-term economic depression. The...
Breaking Barriers: Women Powering Up the Investment World with Financial Savvy!
Janine Horn, Senior Financial Planner at Momentum Financial Planning Unpacking the reason women are rising fast in the world of investments In the past, the investment world was seen as a...
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