The Power Of A Good Reference

Recent research suggests that reference letters can help solve unemployment – and close the gender gap

Why Bigger Isn't Always Better

Discipline and transaction sizes are important when learning the tricks of share trading.

Uncertain Markets And Your Pension Money

With lacklustre local stock returns, questions about the creditworthiness of government debt and record-high offshore markets, those close to retirement may be left with daunting choices. Amanda Visser spoke to retirement specialists about the options.

Wells Fargo's Governance Overhang Makes It Cheap

The US bank that got it wrong back in the day is now trading at cheap multiples. And analysts may still be too pessimistic on its turnaround plan

Why It Pays To Scrutinise Conspiracy Theories

Believing the buzz around the unproven health risks of 5G could cause an opportunity to slip through your fingers.

Building A Comprehensive Risk Portfolio

As you should diversify your investments, ensure you have sufficient and wide-range risk management in place too.

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.

Filling The African Medical Supplies Gap

McPherson Trading uses tender-based procurement consulting to fill the medical consumables and disposable supplies gap in difficult-to-reach regions in Africa.

How The State Shot Itself In The Foot

Rushing universal health coverage through the legislature threatens SA’s already teetering healthcare sector.

The Opportunity Cost Of Buying Your First Property

It is true that for most people, rent is one of the biggest monthly expenses. Should that money rather be used to purchase property instead of ‘paying someone else’s bond’?

“THE BILL BRINGS CERTAINTY TO SOUTH AFRICANS AND INVESTORS BECAUSE IT CLEARLY OUTLINES HOW EXPROPRIATION CAN BE DONE.”

— Minister of public works and infrastructure, Patricia de Lille, announced the submission of the Expropriation Bill, 2020 to parliament.

Moral Precepts For Fund Management And The Property Sector

Breaking out of old-order prescripts for pension funds is imperative if we want to change its real-asset landscape.

Household Resilience Is Tied To The House - 2

The key success of the national housing programme is undermined by the title deeds backlog.

Household Resilience Is Tied To The House

The key success of the national housing programme is undermined by the title deeds backlog.

How To Spot A Financial Bubble

Rapid increases in asset prices are driven by universal factors.

For Now, Betting On Market Risk Has Paid Off

The question now is how the Fed’s new stance on inflation will affect investors.

The asset class close to our hearts

Property conjures up many meanings. For many, it’s their most valuable asset.

AGRIBUSINESSES' CHANGING PLAYING FIELD

The local agricultural sector’s exceptional performance since the beginning of the year has players in the industry rearranging themselves.

The end of an era creeping closer

The exodus of mining corporations from Johannesburg’s central business district is almost complete.

What to do when cash returns disappear?

As monetary authorities keep interest rates lower for longer, income-based investors are losing out.

A potent cure for xenophobia

South Africa’s decade-long economic slump is stirring anti-immigrant sentiment.

Quality Bargains Up For Grabs

The lockdown has given investors the opportunity to buy some great companies at great prices, writes Simon Brown.

Prediction Risk And Management

Do we know what will happen in the future? And if we did know, would it change our investment behaviour?

Back To The Future: Electrifying Ride

Jaguar’s electric SUV, the I-Pace, heralds in the future of luxury and impossibly fast EVs.

Getting Fed-Up With An Unruly Neighbour

The economic hardships in Zimbabwe are stoking domestic problems. Zanu-PF might have crossed a line with Pretoria.

Post-Covid Financial Spring-Cleaning

Many South Africans’ financial affairs are under far more strain than a year ago. Experts provide some tips on how to manage those big expenses in the wake of the lockdown’s severe impact on household incomes.

Can SA Survive The Callous Curse Of Curruption?

A growing body of research warns that South Africa is on the verge of becoming dysfunctional, but there are glimmers of hope as the government finally starts shifting into a higher gear.

WHERE ASSET MANAGERS ARE SEEKING RETURNS

Offshore investments and money markets have been flooded as SA’s economic malaise continues. Looking for higher returns leaves fund managers between Scylla and Charybdis – is the risk worth the uncertain returns, or should capital be parked at low yields for now? Brendan Peacock looks at how SA’s investment gurus are approaching the Covid-19 fallout.

Sprouts of recovery

Company analysts expect the FTSE/JSE All Share Index to gain substantially over the next year at current valuations. It’s time to start looking for the blossoms, albeit cautiously.

Game repositions for the win

The Massmart subsidiary’s vice president, Andrew Stein, explains the turnaround strategy for this decades-old brand.