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ECONOMICS & MARKETS

Taking stock of the SA and global economy
In this webinar, STANLIB’s Chief Economist, Kevin Lings, reflected on local and global economic challenges and shared his views on what the second half of 2022 could hold.

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.
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.

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.

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.

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.
Offshore assets

ESG investing in China: Considerations for sustainable portfolios
With the Chinese economy maturing and personal incomes rising rapidly, China is fast becoming the world’s biggest consumer market.

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.
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

Taking stock of the SA and global economy
In this webinar, STANLIB’s Chief Economist, Kevin Lings, reflected on local and global economic challenges and shared his views on what the second half of 2022 could hold.

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.
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
Time, well invested.
We often say time in the market is more important than timing the market, and in our time we have seen the world transition from brick and mortar concerns to the online juggernauts of the modern era. We’ve guided our investors through economic booms and recessions, and seen currencies shift from gold to crypto.