At last, the results of the eagerly-awaited ANC Conference are in. While we await the results of the election of the National Executive Committee, the Top Six outcome gives a clear indication of where the ANC is going.
A day before the start of the ANC’s 54th Electoral Conference and there is still little evidence upon which to predict the outcome. At one level, this ought to be how democracy works. At another level, the uncertainty in this case is significantly driven by the real possibility of procedural irregularity and the bribing of…
The last US Presidential Election demonstrated a curious feature of democratic politics. Hillary Clinton, with the majority of votes, lost the US Presidency to Donald Trump who had more voting delegates. There is a real possibility that Cyril Ramaphosa (CR) might be left in the cold after the ANC Electoral Conference later this month. Electoral…
As the ANC’s Electoral Conference looms ever closer, the political environment becomes increasingly more uncertain. Fearing fear, as noted by Roosevelt at his presidential inauguration, may now camouflage the dynamics surrounding South African politics.
We at Dynasty are increasingly being requested by clients to pass an opinion on Bitcoin. In our view, the Bitcoin hype is directly correlated to the sharply appreciating trading price. The more it goes up, the more it sparks the public’s interest. We came across the following article from a respected, senior fund manager at Coronation, Neville…
Most people sign a Will as they have been informed that it is necessary to have a Will and to nominate an Executor and heirs but unfortunately, most people leave the process at this point and do not regularly review the document once signed.
The South African rand has been under microscopic focus for most of 2017, with a few periods of respite. Though some commentators – and some indicators like the Big Mac Index – suggest that the rand is undervalued at current levels, we feel that South African investors should prepare for the currency to continue declining…
Nazmeera Moola, economist and strategist at Investec Asset Managment, analyses the cost of Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet Reshuffle, four months after the fact.
There’s one word that defines the investment climate today, and that’s uncertainty. Emerging markets remain as volatile as ever – whether it’s the slide towards authoritarianism in Turkey, corruption scandals in Brazil, North Korea testing nuclear missiles or motions of no confidence in South Africa. If that wasn’t enough, there’s upheaval in the rich world,…
