Investec Focus Radio SA
Investec Focus Radio South Africa features conversations between leading minds from within Investec and other experts on economic, investment and business topics in addition to issues that go beyond wealth.
10
DEC
2020
What does the Year of the Ox hold in store for South Africa?
Following one of most economically destructive years on record, 2021, a year the Chinese have dubbed “the Year of the Ox” promises reward for those who are willing to work hard to turn around their fortunes… but will the economy play ball? In this Investec Focus Radio podcast, we talk to the deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Fundi Tshazibana, and four domain experts from Investec for their take on the country’s growth prospects and the factors likely to shape South Africa’s economic recovery in 2021.
03
DEC
2020
The Other Side episode 4: Making the platinum group metals sector part of a sustainable future
In the fourth edition of The Other Side webcast series, Nkateko Mathonsi, senior mining analyst at Investec Bank, chats to two of the leading women in the PGM sector, Natascha Viljoen, CEO of Anglo American Platinum and Meroonisha Kerber, CFO of Impala Platinum, about what the future holds for the industry and some of the lessons from the recent past.
18
NOV
2020
Building your resilience during a pandemic
In the latest In conversation webcast, Lesley-Anne Gatter (Head of People & Organisation, Investec Ltd) and Craig Wing (Partner, FutureWorld International) discussed building and harnessing the power of resilience for yourself, your children and your family.
11
NOV
2020
The Covid algorithm: can Big Data beat the pandemic?
Tim Spector, professor of genetic Epidemiology at King's College London and the brains behind the Zoe Covid-19 Symptom Study, talks to Max Richardson, a senior investment director at Investec, about how data can help us defeat Coronavirus.
09
NOV
2020
How we recruit: Investec's adapting process
Investec's recruitment process has evolved. Head of Careers, Nicola Tager, gives her take on trends that'll shape the world of work and hiring in the future.
05
NOV
2020
Staying cyber secure requires a healthy dose of scepticism
Misha Glenny, one of the UK’s leading organised crime and cybersecurity experts joins “ethical hacker” Dominic White and Investec's global head of digital and technology for a discussion on how the pandemic has increased the number of cyber breaches and what you can do about it.
21
OCT
2020
The new New Deal
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the country's recovery plan ahead of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's mid-term budget. Our panel of experts, Annabel Bishop, Investec Chief Economist; Chris Holdsworth, Investec Wealth & Investment Chief Investment Strategist; and David Gracey, Investec Head of Foreign Exchange and Fixed Income Trading, give an in-depth analysis of the recovery plan and expectations of the mid-term budget. The conversation is facilitated by journalist and anchor Cathy Mohlahlana.
16
OCT
2020
The geopolitical landscape post pandemic
The Covid-19 crisis has only heightened existing tensions between the global economic superpowers. Economist John Kay, British politician Philip Hammond, investor David Rubenstein, Investec's John Haynes and others discuss the US-China relationship, Brexit and other fault lines in geopolitics.
15
OCT
2020
John Kay: How economists got the world wrong
John Kay, former director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and a Financial Times columnist, talks to Investec Chief Economist Philip Shaw about the thinking behind “predictive” economic theories and what we can do to avoid the pitfalls.
08
OCT
2020
Part 3: The changing role of business post pandemic
In this third episode of our series on preparing for a post-pandemic world, we consider whether the crisis will serve as an inflection point in the way businesses perceive their role; as actors in society and inhabitants of a fragile planet.
01
OCT
2020
Episode 6: The Women Behind the Mask – The humanity of technology
In the latest edition of The Women Behind the Mask series, a panel, made up of some of South Africa’s leading young tech entrepreneurs, discusses the Covid-19 pandemic and how it has highlighted ways in which technology can enable business activity when traditional ways of doing things are not possible. However it has also shone a spotlight on the importance of the human interface, not just in making technologies work for businesses, but also for remaining relevant for their customers and the broader community.
23
SEP
2020
Part 2: Preparing for the post-pandemic investment landscape
It’s been described as a crisis for main street, not Wall Street. Investment legends Howard Marks, David M. Rubenstein and James Anderson share their views on whether the pandemic will change the way we invest in the future.
