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The threat of greylisting

By Sandy McGregor on 31 Jan 2023

Reading time: 17 mins

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was established in 1989 to coordinate an international effort to combat money laundering. As South Africa’s economy is...

Insights categories - Local investing

Market update: Weighing up opportunity and risk in the face of volatility

By Duncan Artus on 23 Aug 2021

Listening time: 25 mins

While the local market has been strong, South African assets still look cheap overall compared to many of their global counterparts. There is opportunity in...

Insights categories - Local investing

Our take on the “shrinking” JSE

By Nadia van der Merwe and Stephan Bernard on 26 Jul 2021

Reading time: 14 mins

Several high-profile delistings over the recent past have spurred market commentators to discuss the JSE’s “slow death” in the context of a struggling local...

Insights categories - Local investing

Do bonds offer opportunity in a post COVID-19 world?

By Londa Nxumalo on 28 May 2020

Reading time: 6 mins

As investors we must think about what the world will look like when the pandemic has passed, and what asset classes offer opportunity. Presenting via Zoom...

Insights categories - Markets and economy

Impact of Moody's downgrade

By Sandy McGregor on 30 Mar 2020

Reading time: 2 mins

As a consequence of the decision by Moody’s to lower South Africa’s credit rating from Ba1 to Baa3, all three leading rating agencies now rate South African...

Insights categories - Markets and economy

SA economy in the doldrums as the rest of the world picks up

By Sandy McGregor on 14 Jul 2017

Reading time: 2 mins

Since January, domestic demand in South Africa has been very weak, the clearest evidence of which has been poor retail sales. The consumer is no longer in a...

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