From the Hungarian forint to the Chilean peso, currencies can be a valuable partner in managing investments. Currencies offer a source of diversification. The oil-heavy Norwegian krone, for instance, behaves differently to the industry-based Swiss franc; and they each behave differently to the US dollar. When things are tough in energy-based Norway, things could be fine in...
“Just because something is being sold on Black Friday doesn’t make it a good deal”, Yanga Nozibele, Investment Associate read more
CE Dr Adrian Saville talks to eNCA about the Reserve Bank’s interest rate announcement, SEO bailouts and the economy. https://youtu.be/gnibDLduEy0
“Being approximately right is a far more powerful force in driving successful investment decisions than being exactly wrong”, CE Dr Adrian Saville. read more
It’s that time of year again when all our favourite stores and retailers have begun promoting juicy specials and deals ahead of Black Friday, set to take place on 29 November. But, while many people will be willing to spend hours in traffic and queues to buy that...
“The fact that South African credit spreads traded in line with some junk-rated sovereigns showed the bond market had made up its mind” - CE Dr Adrian Saville read more
It’s been a week of high-highs and low-lows. On the one hand, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered a sombre medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) on Wednesday, and on Friday, Moody’s announced a change in their outlook for South Africa from “stable” to...
CE Dr Adrian Saville participates in a CNBC Africa panel discussion giving post #MTBPS2019 analysis https://youtu.be/lxH7hYJMvqQ
CE Dr Adrian Saville “Government is quickly running out of time and options to address the country’s challenges”. read more
“Mboweni’s address in Wednesday afternoon may be the most important medium-term budget to date”, says Dr Adrian Saville read more
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s upcoming Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) is perhaps the most important for South Africa to date. With a resurgence of load shedding, crisis-level unemployment figures, and economic growth teetering between zero and one...
CE Dr Adrian Saville, “If this was lending going into education and small business building, South Africa would be awash with well-educated people starting small... read more
CE Dr Adrian Saville discusses the factors impacting the up-coming MTBPS listen up