Ashely Daswa, Senior Investment Specialist, Sanlam Corporate InvestmentsThe recently published 2023 Sanlam Benchmark Survey has revealed a significant shift in the attitudes of retirement funds towards utilising their assets to address climate change. The survey...
Izak Odendaal, Investment Strategist, Old Mutual WealthThe post-Covid inflation surge and accompanying jump in interest rates was a global phenomenon. There were a few important exceptions, notably China and Japan, but almost all other economies experienced broad and...
Veenesh Dhayalam, Head of Asset Manager Research, Sasfin Asset ManagersEnvironmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is by no means the newest catchphrase. It could even be construed as somewhat of a worn out theme. Although it may have not been fully appreciated or...
Chris Lourens, Director, Solve Business ConsultingIn the fast paced world of asset management, accurate representation of performance is crucial for both asset managers and potential clients. Enter the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®), a set of...
ESG, sustainable and impact investing practices and standards are continuously evolving, making it challenging to keep up with their fast changing appearance. This article highlights 10 crucial areas for retirement funds to explore and assess how their investment...
Richard Firth, CEO, MIP HoldingsFTX, a major cryptocurrency exchange, and FTX.US, its American branch, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 11 November 2022. This is not the only disturbance to hit the extremely volatile cryptocurrency market – a market that has...
Nicole Martens, Head of Stewardship, and Siboniso Nxumalo, Chief Investment Officer, Old Mutual Investment Group The local construction sector has faced a number of challenges in recent years, led by a lack of infrastructure spend post the World Cup boom, the Covid-19...
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...