Investing perspectives
FOMO Investing
In this article we unpack two commonly-held assumptions: that one must be in the market on its best days to have a chance of long-term outperformance, and that market timing is impossible.
26th Oct 2022
Investing perspectives
Investing perspectives
A “Wee Dram” and the Big Question: Optimal offshore allocations under new Regulation 28 limits
On 23rd February 2022 the South African Minister of Finance changed the rules for local retirement funds by raising their maximum offshore allocation from 30% to 45%.
20th Sep 2022
Investing perspectives
InPerspective podcast series
Listen to our portfolio managers’ insight as to how they are navigating current market themes and positioning the funds they manage within our core local fund range.
25th Jul 2022
Investing perspectives
Growing Wealth in the Age of Data
Over the last century, the rate of technological progress has far outpaced any period prior in human history, and we find ourselves in the midst of incredible change.
8th Jul 2022
Investing perspectives
Driving growth for our clients, advisers and employees
STANLIB is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, which is a poignant moment to reflect on our purpose, our past and our commitment to build a progressive investment management firm.
7th Jul 2022
Investing perspectives
Meet the Manager – Vanessa Mathebula
In this edition of STANDPOINT, we meet Vanessa Mathebula. Vanessa is a quantitative analyst in the Index Investments team at STANLIB, which she joined four months ago from Prescient Investment Management. Vanessa is not only skilled with numbers and data, she’s also passionate about health and well-being and specifically physical fitness.
28th Jun 2022
Investing perspectives
Taking stock of the South African economy mid-way through 2022
South Africa finds itself in a precarious position. Over the past two years a wide range of global developments have had a largely adverse impact on South Africa’s macroeconomic environment.
28th Jun 2022
Investing Locally
Time in the markets [Charticle]
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
28th Jun 2022
Investing perspectives
The Rising Importance of Capital Appreciation
The buying power of your money is a very important aspect, especially when it comes to investments. It is, therefore, important to use an investment vehicle that will not only grow by the inflation rate through time.
26th May 2022
Investing perspectives
Different Lenses: Viewing a Portfolio as a Stock
In this webinar, Rademeyer Vermaak and Vanessa Mathebula, share insights and provide a guide on how you can view any portfolio as if it were a stock, and from that infer an expected performance profile.
13th May 2022
Investing perspectives
The resilience of balanced funds
In this webinar, STANLIB’s Balanced Cautious Fund portfolio manager, Henk Viljoen and Balanced Fund portfolio manager, Kobus Nell, discuss their outlook for 2022.
24th Mar 2022
Investing perspectives
Portfolio diversification helps to protect against monetary policy missteps
Until monetary authorities provide clear guidance about future policy, volatility risks highlight the need for asset diversification in long-term investment portfolios
25th Feb 2022