Global inflation and central bank responses will continue to be the dominant forces impacting financial markets. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released their Analytic Chapters in their World Economic Outlook on 6 October, and we commissioned our associate economist, Alison Barker head of Analytics Consulting FX Solutions, to summarise her take-outs from the release. While…
Even though our clients often turn to highly-regarded specialists for help in estate planning, we regularly review wills that have overlooked some key issues. Many people also hold a range of misconceptions about estate planning. Here are 12 questions we frequently encounter when speaking to clients about their estate planning, which we think may have…
We published an article in April 2022 which highlighted why we thought that the rand was overvalued and why we believed it was at risk of a significant rerating. At the time, we noted that the rand could come under significant pressure if market volatility increased or if the commodities cycle tapered off. Since then,…
The quarter to end September has been a rollercoaster ride in a turbulent year. We saw markets ending at new lows for 2022, with the S&P 500 down 23.9% year-to-date, the MSCI World down 25.1% and the ALSI down 10.1% in rand terms and 21.6% in dollars. Let’s take a closer look at how the…
