Fed is at cruising altitude, but still awaiting clearance to land
Investors have fastened their seatbelts in anticipation of an imminent descent in US rates. But sticky wage growth is likely to keep a cautious FOMC in a holding pattern until later in the year.
Top performing PortfolioMetrix income fund set to list ETF version on...
Global investment manager PortfolioMetrix announced that it will list an actively managed exchange-traded income fund on the JSE at the end of January.
Investing in machine learning research
Machine learning is a rapidly growing field that offers many potential applications in investment management and related fields, writes Eugene Botha, Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Momentum Investments.
How will the COP28 resolutions shape Africa’s financial future and how...
Sandra Villars, Partner, Financial Services at Oliver Wyman, examines the concept of nature-related risk
and stresses the need for financing for climate adaptation that is relevant to the African context.
How to retire in a volatile market
Lourens Coetzee writes about how Marriott Investment Managers endeavors to bring more certainty to retirement planning with an income focused investment style.
Tax Thursday beats Black Friday
What does Black Friday have to do with a retirement annuity? Pieter Albertyn, Head of Product Solutions at Momentum Investo, explains you can’t beat the real value that tax rebates offer.
The rising relevance of DFMs
In August 2022, Discovery launched Cogence, South Africa’s first truly global discretionary fund manager as well as the first discretionary fund manager to fully model retirement solutions by taking
health experience into account.
How Ombudsman looks out for banking consumers
Reana Steyn, CEO and Ombudsman for Banking Services, is proud that OBS has assisted thousands of customers—at no cost to the consumer—and recovered millions of rands, but she warns banking clients to be vigilant against scamsters.
Elevating client service in wealth advisory: the Seed Analytics solution
Andries de Jongh, Senior Sales and Key Account Manager at Seed Analytics, answers the question "how can advisors differentiate themselves consistently throughout the year?".
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South Africa’s Q1 GDP: A marginal win, but still a long road ahead
South Africa’s (SA) Q1 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth disappointed once again at 0.1%, although it outperformed market expectations of a 0.1% contraction. However, according to Maarten Ackerman, Chief Economist and Advisory Partner at Citadel, the marginal improvement is “not something to celebrate,” as the economy remains stuck in a protracted low-growth cycle.
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