Why the Stash app is becoming popular with DIY investors
October 8, 2021
Liberty’s Stash app is helping a growing army of new investors overcome the barriers associated with Do It Yourself investing which can seem expensive when using many of the complex trading platforms on offer. Start-out…
Is the “shrinking” JSE a sign of a sinking ship?
October 6, 2021
Nadia Van der Merwe and Stephan Bernard The number of companies listed on the JSE has decreased from 776 to 331 over the past 30 years, with over 14 companies delisting every year on a…
Tourism 101 needed to recover from Covid-19 blitzkrieg
October 1, 2021
Hamza Farooqui, Founder and CEO of Millat Investments Creating sustainable investment in South Africa For South Africa to rebuild its tourism industry amidst the ravaging effects of Covid-19, it will need a “tourism for dummies”…
What the data tells us about the next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic
September 30, 2021
Mark Ainsworth, Head of Data Insights and Analytics at Schroders The Delta variant of Covid-19 is key to understanding the current trends around the reopening of the global economy, and what we can expect in…
Adriaan Pask, chief investment officer at PSG Economic strength and the state of valuations are only two of myriad considerations to be made when deciding where to invest. Recent reports put South Africa’s economic growth…
Heritage Day - financial lessons found in fables
September 23, 2021
Prudential Investment Managers As with each September for the last few years, in celebration of Heritage Day we turn our attention to Africa’s rich history of fables. The stories many of us grew up with…
Heritage Day Series: The Story of Fudwazana and Gongongo
September 23, 2021
Prudential Investment Managers In this third and final instalment of our 2021 Heritage Day series, we’ve chosen to focus on an enemy that every investor must face: inflation. But first, let’s look at the Xhosa…
Heritage Day Series: The Magic Anthill
September 23, 2021
Prudential Investment Managers In the first instalment of our 2021 Heritage Day series, we looked at the fable “Cook, Eat and Carry Me’’ and how important it is to follow the right guidance to get…
