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Budget 2025
Helen Littlewood, Sygnia Umbrella Retirement Fund Head of Product at Sygnia, provides an overview of changes proposed in the 2025 national Budget that are relevant to retirement funds.
Is DeepSeek the future of algorithmic trading?
AI is reshaping the world of finance, and the latest development from China’s DeepSeek is taking algorithmic trading to the next level. DeepSeek-R1, the generative AI model from DeepSeek, recently dethroned OpenAI’s ChatGPT as the most downloaded free app worldwide in January 2025 – a testament to its disruptive potential. As AI continues to reshape the forex landscape, DeepSeek represents the next frontier in algorithmic trading. This is according to Roger Eskinazi, Managing Partner at Tickmill, who says AI-powered tools like DeepSeek are revolutionising trading by enabling more precise market analysis and automation. “By improving sentiment analysis, pattern recognition, and predictive modelling, AI can help traders navigate complex markets with greater efficiency and accuracy.”
2025 GNU Budget (round 2): Prioritising sustainable growth in uncertain times
After the false start of 19 February, the 2025 Budget was tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on 12 March. The main tax policy proposals announced include raising the value-added tax (VAT) rate by 0.5% in each of the next two years – which will bring VAT to 16% in 2026/2027 – accompanied by no inflationary adjustments to personal income tax brackets, rebates or medical tax credits. These measures will raise an estimated R28 billion in additional revenue in 2025/2026 and a further R14.5 billion in 2026/2027. Carla Rossouw, head of tax at Allan Gray, unpacks some of the key takeouts of this Budget that tries to balance the books.
Greylisting: an opportunity for SA to renew its focus on secure financial institutions
For the economic growth that SA needs, the (contested) budget speech on Wednesday emphasised maintaining macroeconomic stability, improving state capability, and accelerating infrastructure investment. Another crucial aspect to creating a conducive environment for investment and growth is getting off the FATF greylist in October 2025. To resolve the last two greylist action items, the adoption of biometric technologies for robust identity verification, as well as collaboration between industries and the public sector to fight cybercrime, will be key to strengthening our financial infrastructure, attracting foreign investment, and boosting economic growth, says Lance Fanaroff co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of iiDENTIFii.
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