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ECONOMICS & MARKETS

Unlocking South Africa’s tourism potential requires a more responsive government
SA’s tourism industry represents a major growth opportunity, and the sector has the ability to add significant employment, given its high level of labour intensity.

Market behaviours and recessions
2022 has seen significant index declines from a January peak. The market is potentially pricing in a recession given an increasingly hawkish Fed

A global economic update amid geopolitical uncertainty
In this webinar, STANLIB’s Chief Economist, Kevin Lings, provided a global economic update as we head into the second quarter of the year.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – An Economic Update
In this webinar, chief economist, Kevin Lings, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management economist, Mike Bell, provided an update on recent developments and the implications for local and global financial markets.
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.

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.

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.

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
Offshore assets

Top of mind for investors: global portfolio construction
In this webinar, Columbia Threadneedle’s Neil Robson and Alex Lyle, who manage the STANLIB Global Equity and Global Balanced funds respectively, discuss how they are navigating markets and the implications for portfolio construction.

Asset Allocation 2021/22: review and outlook
Earnings soared past forecasts in 2021 as economic growth bounced back, and the prospect of monetary tightening emerged with inflation proving less transitory than hoped.

A bumpy ride higher for equities
The coronavirus continues to introduce uncertainty, but investors should expect cyclicals to outperform
in the first half of the year. Here we identify key catalysts for equity markets.

Finding return opportunities beyond the pandemic
In this webinar, John Bilton, Head of Global Multi-Asset Strategy at J.P. Morgan, discusses the macro drivers and investment themes which underpin their Long-term Capital Market Assumptions (LTCMAs).
Local assets

Is there value in the domestic bond market?
Financial markets will have to contend with more uncertainty and volatility this year, as major central banks take the lead in tightening global financial conditions to avoid falling behind the curve in their responses.

Diversification protects capital and returns in an uncertain environment
Asset managers navigated a tough environment over the last two years as the pandemic led to worldwide economic shutdowns and the market grappled with inflationary pressure which prompted interest rate hikes in a few regions, including SA.

Fixed income funds: Looking ahead into 2022
Asset managers navigated a tough environment over the last two years as the pandemic led to worldwide economic shutdowns and the market grappled with inflationary pressure which prompted interest rate hikes in a few regions, including SA.

Investing for income in 2022
In this webinar, STANLIB’s Head of Fixed Income, Victor Mphaphuli, explores the benefits of investing in SA’s listed property market with Nesi Chetty, Head of STANLIB Listed Property.
Webinars

Top of mind for investors: global portfolio construction
In this webinar, Columbia Threadneedle’s Neil Robson and Alex Lyle, who manage the STANLIB Global Equity and Global Balanced funds respectively, discuss how they are navigating markets and the implications for portfolio construction.

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.

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.

A global economic update amid geopolitical uncertainty
In this webinar, STANLIB’s Chief Economist, Kevin Lings, provided a global economic update as we head into the second quarter of the year.
Learning

Investing in Fixed Income
Considered a less risky alternative to owning shares, investors are attracted by the opportunity to earn relatively stable returns, collect a regular and certain income while aiming to beat inflation.
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Our standpoint
Keep your eggs in a world of baskets
Why stay only local when you can have the world? When you’re only investing in our emerging markets, you could be missing opportunities to take advantage of the rapid recovery and growth of foreign markets. The key is embracing diversification on a world scale.