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Futuregrowth: Building communities through shopping mall development
Futuregrowth's Smital Rambhai explains how the property fund helps build communities through shopping mall development.
What is Financial Freedom anyway? Satrix explains
Having enough money to do the things you want to do while covering your expenses is just the first step to financial freedom. The harder part is understanding your relationship with money; what motivates you to save and what triggers spending. Interrogating what would make you feel content financially within…
Don't make these investing mistakes!
You work hard for your money so it's important to know what mistakes to avoid when investing it. Listen to this podcast as Satrix explains what NOT to do when trying to grow your capital.
What can I expect from my investment? Satrix explains
There are certain investing principles which hold through out time. Understanding these will help you manage your expectations around the returns you can expect form your investment as well as how much you'll need for the goals you're setting.
Which Satrix product is for me?
Satrix offers a variety of unit trusts and ETFs with different stock market and asset class exposures. Understanding which one does what is important before you invest. This podcast will help to demystify the choices.
A unit trust or an ETF - which one do I choose? Satrix explains
Understanding the vehicle you are investing in will help you make better investment decisions. Satrix explains the differences and similarities between unit trusts and ETFs so you know when to choose which one.
Shell SA's Bonang Mohale - Transformation imperative for Nation Building
In an interview with Tim Modise Shell South Africa's chairman Bonang Mohale says the lack of investments in state owned enterprises together with poor corporate governance have undermined the capabilities reputations of Black leaders at these companies. He says the rate of change in the economy is not sustainable as…
A massive untapped market under SA business executives' noses
GG Alcock's background makes him an ideal bridge between South Africa's two economies. Author of Third World Child, an autobiography about growing up in rural KZN, he migrated to Johannesburg where his marketing company, Minanawe, offers a way for First World businesses to access the bottom end of the pyramid…
#JUSTSTART The power of compounding and why you should save
Satrix investments is committed to helping people save and more importantly understanding why you should start as soon as you can and stay invested for as long as you can.
AMCU President Joseph Mathunjwa: Farlam commission failed to uncover Marikana truths
AMCU President Joseph Mathunjwa tells Tim Modise that the Farlam Commission Report failed to uncover the truth about the Marikana Massacre. He describes the events leading up to the tragedy and the ‘cover-up’ that ensued. He says working conditions of mineworkers reflect the apartheid structure of the mining sector. He…
Futuregrowth Community Property Fund gives back wherever it touches
Futuregrowth Asset Management has not done enough to let South Africa know about the far reaching and high impact work it does in communities all around our country whilst still delivering competitive and sustainable returns to investors. Smital Rambhai, product manager of their Community Property Fund is passionate and engaged…
Creating guaranteed trust in SA's online business - welcome to e-escrow.co.za
In this special podcast, Llewellyn Morkel of e-escrow.co.za tells Biznews's Alec Hogg how the newly launched product removed the biggest risk in online transations - the risk for buyers of getting what they paid for; and the risk of sellers in actually receiving the cash. Its applications are widely applicable…
Grovest buys into SMEasy - revolutionary SA-designed SME accounting software
Grovest was the first South African venture capital fund to sign up for Section 12J, the Government's incentive which allows investors to write their entire investment off against taxable income. It is investing a chunk of cash into revolutionary accounting software business SMEasy. In this special podcast, Grovest's Clive Butkow…
Deslin Naidoo - Take a 20-year view when investing in Africa
Biznews' Alec Hogg speaks to Deslin Naidoo, who says there is too much volatility in African markets and investors should take a 20 year view.
Anne Cabot-Alletzhauser - Actuaries make the best money managers
Biznews' Alec Hogg chats to Anne Cabot-Alletzhauser, who says actuaries make the best money managers as they understand both the asset and liability side.
Roland Rousseau: finding the investment manager's 'Uber' - to manage risk
Alec Hogg speaks to Barclays' Roland Rousseau about the need for a technology provider, the Uber of investment management, that can provide financial advisors with a see-through tool that shows what risks are in any strategy because he says: "it’s not the manager who’s in control but actually the risks…
David McWilliam: Cartoon economics & why Germany should bailout Greece
David McWilliam says Greece has been treated abominably by the European Union and says the Germans should go back to their history books when in 1948, the United States allowed them to default on all their domestic debts, and in 1953, they were given the opportunity to wipe out half…
Armien Tyer: applying new age Artificial Intelligence to active management
Biznews' Alec Hogg talks to Barclays Africa's Armien Tyer about applying new age artificial intelligence into active asset management.
Afro-optimist Euvin Naidoo on banking Africa as Govts embrace technology
Euvin Naidoo talks to Biznews' Alec Hogg about the banking opportunities on the continent being created as government's harness new technologies.
Henk Potts: Companies need to play catch up & invest in technology
Barclays Capital's Henk Potts talks to Alec Hogg about the need for companies to invest in technology, which will be a big growth area over the next few years.