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Heineken Green Zones Project expands to Cape Town’s Lavender Hill to foster community unity and resilience
The launch of the Lavender Hill Green Zone is the latest milestone in the Heineken Green Zones project.
MTBPS sees fiscal slippage again against expectations, says Annabel Bishop
South Africa's 2024 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement reveals a deteriorating fiscal outlook, with wider budget deficits and concerning debt-to-GDP ratios.
Of Hawks and Hippos: Old Mutual Wealth’s Izak Odendaal reflects on Tito Mboweni’s policy legacy
Under Mboweni’s watch, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) followed other central banks in adopting inflation targeting as its policy framework in 2000.
New Development Bank raises R1bn in South African bond market
The NDB says it will continue to establish itself as a regular issuer in the local capital market.
The power of asset allocation
Instead of putting all your money into one type of asset, diversifying your portfolio through prudent asset allocation is the secret sauce to achieving financial success.
After years in the cold, signs of renewed investor interest in Africa as 2024 proving bumper year
These recent debt sales in Africa show that investors are buying riskier bonds. This trend is likely to continue as more high-yield borrowers return to sub-Saharan Africa, seeking to capitalise on the region's growth potential.
From quiet quitting to chronoworking: The latest viral trend sweeping the corporate world
Chronoworking offers a personalized approach to the workday, promising potential benefits for stress reduction, work-life balance and even company performance, by embracing the natural rhythms of its employees.
Mesh. trade launches first tokenised corporate bond on the continent
Mesh. trade, a digital capital markets platform for the issuance, trade, and management of smart financial assets has launched the first tokenised corporate bond in Africa, creating a new distribution channel for businesses to raise capital directly from the market.
Practical advice to help prevent mental health struggles in the workspace
Alarmingly, those stuck in toxic workplaces are three times more likely to experience mental health damage when compared to their counterparts in positive work environments.
Words on Wealth: Investment terms you should know
Personal Finance has always aimed at cutting through industry jargon to explain finance in language you can understand.
Money managers predict huge bond rally
Eighty-six percent of institutional investors and wealth managers believe a bond rally is likely within the next two years.
Words on Wealth: How your investments fared to the end of June
Financials were the best-performing sector on the JSE, gaining 6%, and resources stocks the worst, dropping by 6. 4%.
Corporate Wellness Week: corporates’ vital role in employee health management
By taking responsibility for managing employee well-being, businesses have the power to solve a costly challenge with a profound humanitarian impact.
The right bus driver is key to investment success
The past weekend’s Comrades Marathon is described as the ultimate human race. The annual event is a run approximately 90km between Durban and Pietermaritzburg and is considered the world's oldest ultra-marathon. Stuart Green, Analyst, Multi-Manager Solutions, at Platinum Portfolios, a boutique fund management company, looks at the similarities between the marathon and fund management.