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Power Play Performance from India
In cricket, a power play refers to the restriction of the number of fielders outside the 30-yard circle of the pitch. Within the first...
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Sep 177 min read
A User’s Guide to Unemployment Statistics
On the first Friday of every month, the markets get ready to process the latest Employment Situation Report. The report is released by...
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Jul 224 min read
Understanding South Africa’s New 'Two-Pot Retirement System' for Retirement Funds
South Africa is set to introduce a significant reform in its retirement funding system with the implementation of the ‘Two-Pot system’1....
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Jul 24 min read
Would you like fries with that?
Every now and again something new comes along which changes the world. Until recently, Novo Nordisk, a 100-year-old Danish pharmaceutical...
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May 277 min read
Market Movers
Have you heard of TEMU? The online retail platform owned by the Chinese mega-company Pinduoduo is making aggressive inroads into South...
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Mar 198 min read
SA Corporate Credit – A Bridge Too Far?
As investors, we tend to view the world through a listed equity lens. Not only is it easy to find information on companies like Nvidia,...
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Feb 209 min read
There is Always The Next Big Thing
Every December, financial journalists sharpen their pencils and write about the biggest themes that will drive market returns over the...
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Nov 28, 20238 min read
The Fentanyl Crisis
The fentanyl crisis poses one of the greatest challenges to the US today. The drug is responsible for approximately 200 deaths per day.
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Nov 8, 20236 min read
The Growing Threat of Cyber Crime
Cybercrime has emerged as a significant threat in today’s digital age, affecting both individuals and corporations on a global scale. In...
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Sep 21, 20237 min read
The Demographic Shift
Demographics, the statistical study of human populations, holds a profound influence on societies, economies, and policies worldwide. As...
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Jul 10, 202310 min read
Heads I win, Tails you lose
For most investors, hedge funds have historically been opaque products where ‘magic’ happens. The domain of the wealthy, with limited...
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May 15, 20238 min read
Look both ways before you cross the BRICS Road
The ongoing shift in economic and political influence from the West, represented by the United States and the G7, to the East,...
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Apr 21, 20237 min read
What Language do you dream in?
As technology continues to advance at a breakneck pace, we are witnessing the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various...
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Mar 13, 20238 min read
Hotel California
By today’s standards, the story of US-listed CRM company Salesforce’s rise and rise is relatively uneventful. Like many Californian...
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Nov 22, 20224 min read
The Gale of Creative Destruction
We may look back on the year 2022 as the formative period for what drives investment returns over the next decade and longer. While it...
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Oct 20, 20227 min read
No Shades of Grey
It is highly likely that South Africa will be “grey listed” by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February next year. In short,...
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Jul 20, 20226 min read
Looking Forward
The Ultimate Bottleneck? After the Global Financial Crisis, for a period of almost 14 years, funds investing in high growth shares such...
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May 12, 20227 min read
The Great Rotation?
In the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, and the easy monetary policy and stimulus which followed, it has been a relentless surge...
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Feb 22, 20225 min read
Beware of Chasing Past Performance
This was South Africa’s best performing unit trust in 2021. You’ll never believe what happened next... You may not want to know what...
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Nov 24, 202110 min read
Does Forecasting Work?
In the wake of the Global Financial Crisis, the Queen of England famously asked why economists failed to foresee the impending disaster....
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