By: AlphaCode Almost 200 fintech businesses applied for the AlphaCode Incubate programme which aims to grow innovative financial services entrepreneurs and find the next OUTsurance or Discovery. Ten have been selected for a development programme that provides…
Markets: Going from Orange to Green?
February 1, 2021
By: Patrice Rassou, FNB Wealth and Investments & Ashburton Investments Chief Investment Officer 2020 will be remembered as the year where the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world taking the lives of many. This human tragedy…
By: PSG South Africans often forget how resilient we are, what depths of despair we have been through, and how well we still live relatively speaking, said Jakkie Cilliers, Head of African Futures & Innovation…
Revisiting the great inflation debate
February 1, 2021
By: Izak Odendaal and Dave Mohr, Investment Strategists at Old Mutual Wealth It’s a new year but the global inflation debate continues to rage. Few things are as important for longer-term market behaviour as inflation;…
Marriott Expectations Report
February 1, 2021
Introduction For many of us, 2020 was a year that we would probably like to forget as the spread of COVID-19 forced us to change how we live our lives in order to protect ourselves and others. In a matter of weeks, office buildings and schools were closed, engrained daily routines set aside, and many interactions vital to our mental wellbeing were replaced by online applications. This global upheaval was not only unsettling, but also emotionally and physically…
Beware of sensational news
January 29, 2021
By: Ronald King, Head: Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, PSG Konsult If there is one thing (ex) President Trump is right about, it’s the fact that there is an incredible amount of fake news out…
Longer-term view holds positive signs for business
January 29, 2021
Short-term low growth is “new normal” but longer-term view holds positive signs As the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ripple through 2021 and South Africa faces economic contraction and high levels of business…
Three Key Drivers for Markets in 2021
January 27, 2021
By: Graham Wainer, Group CIO of Stonehage Fleming Investment Management (UK) 2020 was a defining and historic year, characterised by an unprecedented global health crisis and peacetime policy response. The contrast between the current economic…
