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WEBINAR: Gender equality is a mispriced return opportunity

Join us for a webinar unpacking why diverse investment judgement deserves to be priced as the asset it demonstrably is

Gender equality isn’t a diversity target; it’s a mispriced return opportunity

This Women's Month, delve into why closing the gender gap in asset management isn't just a moral imperative, but a powerful driver of financial returns.

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‘Don’t trap our money’, say South Africa’s money managers

Should the cap on retirement savings invested offshore be lowered to 30%? Asset managers believe that’s misdiagnosing the JSE’s problem

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Sanlam’s R400bn bet on who picks the pickers

Sanlam’s R400bn handover to Ninety One is a bet that distribution, passive and private markets will outlast running active funds in-house

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Grim truth behind South Africa’s asset management consolidation 

Record assets mask a structural flight to safety: as GDP stagnates and investors flee local equities, boutiques are merging not to thrive – but to survive

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Hedge funds go mainstream as retirees seek stability

Hedge funds are shifting from ‘super returns’ to stability. Amplify says retirees and living annuity investors are using them to reduce drawdowns

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BEST OF 2025: Meet investment’s ‘Mr Fix-It’

Stanlib’s Mark Lovett on trial by fire, turnarounds and the role of money managers in a world of technological change

AI is triggering seismic shifts in asset management

Artificial intelligence may be a disruptive force in the world of finance – but whether it becomes a cautionary tale will depend on how investors respond.

The truth behind South Africa’s ‘responsible investing’ hype

A survey by Just Share suggests asset managers’ commitment to responsible investment principles is often deeply superficial

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The robot soccer fundi revamping South African investment

The days of a fund manager staring at a balance sheet then making impulsive decisions based on gut-feel are over, argues Stanlib’s Rademeyer Vermaak

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The AI difference: meet the firm buying the last of Murray & Roberts

Differential Capital’s Vincent Anthonyrajah on the power of prediction, following the data – and his company’s near-death experience

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‘It’s bumpy’: why markets keep surprising us

Markets are moving rapidly, driven by major macroeconomic shifts, a weak dollar and AI. Strategy demands nuance, patience and skill

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The AI meteor is coming – can South Africa’s job market take the hit?

There was an audible gasp in the audience at the Inanda Club in Sandton when Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, described the impact that AI has had on jobs at his firm, the…

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Behind Coronation’s R1.5bn BEE deal

Pension fund trustees, fed up with the slow pace of transformation in South Africa’s asset management industry, have flexed their muscles and threatened to withdraw funds from…

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What South Africa’s largest fund is buying now

Kabelo Rikhotso, the chief investment officer of South Africa’s largest pension fund manager, the Public Investment Corporation, says that if he could, he’d buy more banking and…