SA’s green bond market appetite grows Investec has reaffirmed its commitment to funding a sustainable future, with the issue of the group’s first green bond. The bond is backed by a number of Investec’s flagship…
Higher fuel prices behind March’s rise in inflation
April 21, 2022
Sanisha Packirisamy, Economist at Momentum Investments and Herman van Papendorp, Head of Investment Research & Asset Allocation at Momentum Investments. Highlights: Headline inflation inched higher to 5.9% in March 2022, from 5.7% in February 2022. The…
Onyebuchi Memeh, Standard Chartered Bank’s Head of Trade for South Africa & Southern Africa South Africa’s economy has become a fast-changing macro-environment, still reeling from the economic shock of the pandemic and extensive international travel…
Investing as a family across different life stages
April 21, 2022
Ryan Adams, Institutional Client Manager, M&G Investments Life staging is a well-known approach to investing that largely centres around managing your finances and investments according to the different stages of your life. The premise is…
Active ownership Q&A: how can investors drive change?
April 14, 2022
What does active ownership really mean in practice? Experts from our sustainable investment team explain. Active ownership is one of the most important devices in a sustainable investor’s toolkit. Kimberley Lewis, Schroders’ Head of Active…
PSG Konsult mark a decade of uninterrupted growth
April 14, 2022
Financial services group PSG Konsult Limited (JSE:KST) announced its full-year results for the period ended 28 February 2022, delivering consistent uninterrupted sequential growth for ten years. PSG Konsult (the group) delivered strong results over the…
The annual Black Excellence awards were held by the Black Management Forum Western Cape in late March, with Professor Thuli Madonsela as the keynote speaker. Mergence Investment Managers was awarded Company of the Year 2022…
Business Partners Limited recommits finance for local green SMEs The Global Impact Investing Network puts the global ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) or Impact Investing market value at $715 billion. For an industry in its infancy,…