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'Founder-led businesses tend to take risks established businesses can't or won't' - Steven Nathan

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10x founder Steven Nathan joined the BizNews team to discuss an array of financial results as reporting season draws to a close. JSE heavyweights Aspen, Impala Platinum and Discovery results were all on the agenda, with the medical insurer turned conglomerate the hardest hit after announcing plans to raise R1.5bn in order to increase its stake in Chinese insurer Ping An. Other topical investment and political related discussion centred around the withdrawal of the green paper for the state pension plan and whether Nathan favours investing in businesses that are founder-led. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Sep 2021 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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