Pieter Hugo, Chief Client and Distribution Officer   M&G Investments is pleased to announce that Naleni Govender will join the firm in mid-April 2023 as the Head of Institutional Business....

George Brown, Economist at Schroders   While the risk of the US government defaulting on its debt is relatively low, it is higher than it has been in the past. At the very least, investors...

Co-founders of Yugrow: Yolanda Nobanda – COO and Kele Boakgomo – CEO   HR ecosystems need to expand their support to include soft skills development for authentic bottom-line impact from their...

Katharina Buchholz, Data Journalist at Statista   The International Monetary Fund published its latest World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, correcting its January projection down by a sliver....

Hannes van den Berg, CA(SA) and CEO at Consult by Momentum   SARS this week announced its annual tax revenue collection figures. Why is this significant? It points to how much revenue is...

Paresh Prema, Alexforbes Branch Head: Actuarial and Technical Advisory Services   Alexforbes Health’s annual Medical Aid Insights publication has revealed that the size of the industry is...

Izak Odendaal - Old Mutual Wealth Investment Strategist   How much will higher interest rates hurt? Higher rates usually impact economic activity with a lag, so it is probably too soon to tell....

Herman van Papendorp, Head of Investment Research & Asset Allocation and Sanisha Packirisamy, Economist at Momentum Investments   Momentum Investments have released their report based on...

Patrick Buthelezi, Economist at Sanlam Investments   The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) hiked the interest rate by an unexpected 50 basis points (bps) to 7.75%, reaching its highest level...

Rashaad Tayob, Portfolio Manager at Foord Asset Management   With the US Fed having hiked rates 25 basis points last week, a similar move by the SARB seemed like a foregone conclusion. Over...