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To Merge Or Not To Merge That's Sibanye's Question

Are we going to see the combination of gold industry heavyweights? Finweek looks at the situation at Sibanye-Stillwater.

Developing A Diversified Offshore Portfolio

Coronation has three global funds that are suited to investors who are overexposed to SA.

Have Low-Equity Multi-Asset Funds Lost Their Mojo?

With investors losing faith in the sector, which pitfalls should specialists avoid when they make asset allocation decisions?

Are Stock Markets Realistically Priced?

Global stock market performance has been quite unexpected, but are they moving ahead of economic recovery?

How To Manage Your Funds Like A Pro

With the myriad of information available and the muddled state of economies, it can be tricky to make sound investment decisions.

SA's role in precious metals

Schalk Louw gives an overview of how precious metal prices are correlated with inflation.

LISTED ASSET MANAGERS LOOK ABROAD TO BOOST PERFORMANCE

As South Africa’s savings pool contracts and retirement schemes are defunded due to high unemployment, where will locally-listed fund managers find future growth?

Conflict In The Cyber Office

Bullying in the workplace is not limited to the office. How does one detect and deal with it in the virtual workspace?

Mtn May Look Cheap, But Unpredictability May Keep It There

Africa’s largest mobile operator is selling assets in “volatile” markets, such as the Middle East. Now it may turn its attention more to an expanding African population and economy.

South Africa Is Boosting Anglo's Earnings — Again

Amplats and Kumba’s cost reductions boost the local operations’ contributions to the “mothership’s” profit.

Winds of change blowing through the markets

New developments may radically change the way markets have been running up to now.

THE ELECTRIC CAR AND ITS ECONOMIC IMPACT ON SA

The world is starting to race away from cars powered by fossil fuels. Where does that leave South Africa, which makes hundreds of thousands of gas guzzlers?

MBOWENI CHOOSES THE ECONOMY OVER AUSTERITY

Lifting the burden on taxpayers and slashing the public secctor wage bill, the government gets its finances in order.

WHERE TO GO WHEN THE MARKETS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE

The world is awash with cheap cash. An apparent disconnect between Wall Street (the financial markets) and the High Street (the real economy) is starting to make long-term investors anxious about what will happen once the risk-taking mood disappears. finweek asked investment professionals for some perspective.

Should one opt for SA?

Schalk Louw gives an overview of the last decade and his take on whether the country is a good investment destination.

Giving a voice to landlords and property managers

Michelle Dickens is the CEO of the TPN Credit Bureau, which looks after about 30% of the residential market and 80% of listed funds.

Debt doesn't matter, until it does

There are some key ratios and other metrics regarding a company’s debt that investors should consider.

An off-road supremo reborn

The new Land Rover Defender: Fit for off-roading enthusiasts and the digital generation.

ETFs: The Art Of Passive Investing

A look at how ETFs and ETNs performed over the past year in relation to their benchmarks, and a few experts give their top picks.

Is Bitcoin The New Gold?

There is a way for retail investors to enter the market of cryptocurrencies. Extreme care should be taken, though.

Looking at markets afresh

Examining the ESG investment strategy, which falls under the banner of sustainable investments.

The merchants of Venice, artificial intelligence and the future of information

The internet is a wellspring of information. How can one manage all this data and identify what is relevant?

The ship has not yet sunk

The tide can be turned if the finance minister heeds the advice of the National Planning Commission.

Maintaining the trust dividend

There are some vital measures which a financial services provider can implement to hold onto its most prized asset, namely trust.

Huge Upside On Low-Risk Stock

The investment case for American Tower is a solid one built on steady annuity-type income with increasing revenue from emerging markets.

What You May Not Know About Retirement Annuities

February is the month to review your annuities and tax-free investment plans. Consider some of these lesser-known facts.

Digitalisation Not A Cure-All For Customer Experience Shortcomings

How can financial services companies reconnect with their customers as the world remains in lockdown?

How Providers Responded To The Pandemic

Independent financial advisers give an overview of how financial services providers responded to the altered reality of a country in lockdown.

Be An Active Owner-Investor

If you own a business, you must be actively involved. The same goes for stocks.

The Retirement Unit Trusts Beating The Rest

In every industry there are some winners and losers. Finweek analyses the best performers in three categories of unit trusts best suited to park retirement savings over one and five years.