[TOP STORY] Insights into SA’s asset management industry

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Janina Slawski from Alexforbes weighs in on local equity returns and rand strength – a good story for local asset managers and investors over the past year, barring the recent Middle East fallout.

10 Apr 3AM English South Africa Business News · Business

US GDP takes a sharp tumble

US growth disappoints while inflation refuses to play along – Matete Thulare breaks down weak GDP and sticky PCE data still sitting well above target. Janina Slawski unpacks the December 2025 Manager Watch™️ Survey, with multi-managers steadily gaining ground in a shifting investment landscape. And Simon weighs in on the…

10 Apr 1AM 19 min

[TOP STORY] Purple Group enjoys six-month surge

CEO Charles Savage looks back over ‘operational leverage’, client growth and market resilience. ‘Each R1 spent now delivers R11 in revenue’.

9 Apr 2AM 7 min

Don’t expect a lower oil price any time soon

Oil holding firm – but no rush back to $60? Kea Nonyana from PrimeXBT unpacks the outlook, and whether markets simply grind higher from here. Purple Group CEO Charles Savage on results: operational leverage is kicking in as the business sharpens its client conversion strategy. And Sean Coleman, CEO of…

9 Apr 1AM 21 min

[TOP STORY] Investing through the Iran conflict market volatility

Momentum Head of Asset Allocation Herman van Papendorp expects ‘earnings growth momentum might be slightly slower than pre-Iran, but it's still going to be there, still going to be significant’.

8 Apr 3AM 8 min

Do director dealings matter?

Chantal Marx from FNB Wealth & Investments unpacks directors’ dealings and whether investors should place much weight on insider buying or selling. Herman van Papendorp from Momentum asks whether the case for EM equities over DM still holds as the Iranian war rattles markets. And Robert Gwerengwe, CEO of Wesbank,…

8 Apr 1AM 21 min