[TOP STORY] Oil makes the world go round, insurance is the lubricant

'Skilled [fintech banking] opportunities are essentially finding exit routes via African capital markets, and that's a trend which is happening … and long may it last’ – Adesoji Solanke, head of Fintech and Banks investment banking origination at Absa CIB.

Faheema Adia from Momentum Securities unpacks Pick n Pay’s results as the turnaround continues and supermarket revenue comes under pressure. Absa CIB’s Adesoji Solanke weighs in on Africa’s fintech market amid fresh IPO activity and new investment, and Fedgroup’s Rob Timmis discusses its R500m IDC funding boost for renewable energy…

'It's not about when there will be a recession or a downturn; it's how we respond, react, and behave when it does happen' – Mark MacSymon, Private Client Holdings.

Independent analyst Jimmy Moyaha unpacks the latest Richemont results – are consumers still splurging on luxury, and does Moody’s slight upgrade signal improving sentiment around SA? Afrimat CEO Andries van Heerden talks through a tough second-half performance as weaker iron ore prices and Nkomati writedowns weigh on results. Mark MacSymon…

Andrew Middleton, CEO of Go Solar, reflects on the dramatic.