Taking the Mazda CX-30 to the road

Looks are not the issue, but pricing and sibling rivalry could be the Mazda CX-30’s undoing.

Tencent Music Entertainment rules the music coop

The Tencent subsidiary is set for stellar growth and trades cheaply after a margin call fiasco recently. Its market is almost limitless.

The Morass That Is Coal Supply To Eskom

The Seriti contract with the power generator shows up other issues in the supply chain to keep SA’s lights on.

Is The End-Of-Cycle Discount On Platinum Group Metals Justifiable?

The adoption of battery electric vehicles and investment in new technology may spur the metal price rally longer.

Tech Incubators And Accelerators

The dearth of innovation in the public sector has contributed to the growth of recent institutional innovations.

Swanky, Safe, And More Affordable

The Volvo XC40 T3 with its turbocharged three-cylinder engine brings a less pricey entry point to the XC40 range.

Are You On The Right Track With Shares?

It is a good time to look at your portfolio to determine whether there are still good prospects, advises Schalk Louw.

REMGRO EASES SOME PRESSURE IN 2021

One of SA’s largest holding companies struggles to narrow the discount to its net asset value. This may lure investors as the calls for share buybacks increase.

Absa's BEE headache

The bank has a challenging task with two appointments as they have to appease shareholders and lobby groups.

Squeezing water from… air

The drought in the Western Cape has led to the establishment of this innovative business and today, Aquasky’s production facility is a first in the industry.

Dedicated to developing new models of giving

Dr Maximilian Martin, global head of philanthropy at Lombard Odier, has dedicated a great part of his professional life to help individuals and businesses to give.

Determining metrics

How do forward price-to-earnings ratios and dividend yields work?

Thungela's rocky road

The coal miner’s listing on the JSE was disappointing but expected.

Do Central Banks Still Care About Inflation?

Structural consumer price increases may be abating. We’ll soon see whether monetary authorities will adapt their mandates.

What is a store of value?

Gold, cryptocurrencies and cash have all been argumented for as protection against inflation and market crashes. Simon Brown busts this myth.

Does Convenience Cause Risk?

Thanks to technology, it has become far easier to make payments, but how safe are contactless payments and what are South Africans’ options?

Stocks Protecting The Planet And Digital Lifestyles

Is it possible to invest in companies that aim to secure humans’ existence on an ever-dwindling planet and those that protect our increasingly digital lifestyles? Finweek looks at these issues and analyses four offshore companies that fit these themes.

The Outlook For Inflation

What is driving higher local consumer prices?

Flush-Outs Among Cryptos Are Healthy

Valuing cryptocurrencies and determining their correlation with traditional asset classes are becoming easier.

Simon's stock tips

Founder and director of investment website JustOneLap.com, Simon Brown, is finweek’s resident expert on the stock markets. In this column he provides insight into recent market developments.

Back To School

South Africa’s listed education companies are riding out the pandemic. Are they worth investing in?

The Drive To Hydrogen Fuels Takes Off Again After 30 Years

In the 1990s, fuel-cell electric vehicles were all the rage. Then it went silent. Now, as climate change sits at the top of investors’ agenda, this technology is accelerating again.

The Silent Return Of Listed Property

The downtrodden sector on the stock exchange may now be valued at a discount. Finweek looks at which Reits bode the best chance for returns in 2021.

Is That A Bearish Pattern Forming?

BHP (originally BHP Billiton), which was formed in 2001 through a merger of the Australian Broken Hill Proprietary Company and Anglo-Dutch Billiton plc, is a multinational mining, metals, and petroleum dual-listed public company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The company is one of the leading global players in this sector. In 2015, some of BHP’s assets were demerged and rebranded as South32. In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, BHP Group was ranked as the 93rd largest public company in the world.

Scan The Market For The Pandemic Survivors

Some companies barely survived the pandemic whilst others have bounced back stronger. Take note of this when you are looking for new investment.

How To Turn Around A Continent

Will a Marshall Plan for Africa combined with an enormous free-trade agreement be the tonic for the economic ailments among the continent’s nations?

The Overlooked African Asset Class

Why aren’t more local fund managers focusing on stocks else where in Africa? The continent holds much potential, but governments must get one or two things right fo r a surge in local listings.

To Grow Or To Value?

The impact of rising inflation is all the talk in the markets. finweek asked experts how this will play out among growth and value stocks.

Do You Have A ‘Ready-To-Depart' File?

Preparedness for life events is paramount. Take note of the important documents that should be in your file.

It's Time To Rethink Fixed Income With ETFs

Exchange-traded products focusing on fixed-income assets can overcome the largest challenges facing today’s bond markets.