David Rees, Senior Emerging Markets Economist at Schroders A key plank of our view on emerging markets (EM) is that steep declines in inflation, in part due to a reversal of food price pressures, would allow central banks to start cutting interest rates this year,...
Nicholas Hops, Head of Equity Research, Coronation Fund ManagersIn July 2021, we wrote about the gold position that was held across many of Coronation’s client portfolios. A year later, we sold down the bulk of this position to increase our exposure to well-priced...
Eugene Botha, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Momentum InvestmentsMany South Africans, regardless of their income level, are uncertain about whether their retirement savings will be sufficient for a comfortable retirement. Despite regular reminders from experts and...
Clive Lazar, Business Development Manager, Just SARetirement is a time that many people may look forward to, envisioning a golden phase of life filled with plenty of relaxation, pursuing interesting hobbies and spending quality time with friends and family. However,...
Francois Riekert, financial adviser, EQ.FIN (a Liberty subsidiary)Retirement planning is a complex process that requires careful consideration of various factors. A recent study to determine the variables that shape the retirement landscape for retirees concluded...
Siphamandla Buthelezi, Head of Platforms and Retirement Fund Administration at NMG BenefitsWhether through resignation, retirement or retrenchment, people change jobs all the time. Unfortunately, most of them cash out their pension funds when they do – and it’s one of...
Thopi Mhloli, Product Owner: Savings and Investments, Standard BankLiving beyond your means is a classic money mistake that’s all too easy to make. Whether you’re spending more than your budget allows or not setting aside enough money to cover your bills, when you...
Lerato Lamola-Oguntoye, Associate Director & Analisa Ndebele, Associate at Webber WentzelThe popularity of cryptocurrencies stems from the fact that trading takes place in an anonymous environment where individuals may use pseudonyms and do not interact face to...
Sameer Kumandan, Managing Director, SearchWorks Following South Africa’s financial greylisting by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global financial crime watchdog, for not fully complying with international standards around the prevention of money...
Geraldine Fowler, Chairperson, Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA)These were the key questions the Institute of Retirement Funds Africa needed to ask when commissioning a snap survey on the subject of retirement reform to determine ongoing support for its...