Trade Ideas
Local Trade Idea - Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBO) - BUY
Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon is a diversified construction and civil engineering group with exposure to building, infrastructure, roads and earthworks projects across Southern Africa and the United Kingdom (UK).
20 October 2026
Everything you need to know about the markets this week
Weekly opportunities podcast EP 40
19 October 2026
Trade Ideas
Local Trade Idea - Quilter (QLT) - BUY
Quilter is a United Kingdom (UK)-based wealth manager offering advice-led investment solutions, financial planning and a broad investment platform for pensions, savings and individual savings accounts (ISAs). Its model provides flexibility for advisers and clients through integrated advice, discretionary management and multi-asset portfolios. Headquartered in London and listed on both the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges, the group manages significant assets for hundreds of thousands of affluent and high-net-worth clients.
13 October 2026
Everything you need to know about the markets this week
Weekly opportunities podcast EP 39
12 October 2026
Economics Weekly
South Africa's growth outlook: Capturing a gradual efficiency dividend
09 October 2026
Beginner investing
Five ways to gain exposure to cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency has become a popular investment option, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets attracting interest from investors worldwide. While crypto can be volatile, the investment appeal is certainly there, firstly as a high-growth asset, and secondly as a diversification instrument. As with any investment, there are many ways to gain exposure to this asset class:
08 October 2026
Everything you need to know about the markets this week
Weekly opportunities podcast EP 38
05 October 2026
Economics Weekly
Consumer resilience increasingly driven by income diversification
South African households entered the second half of 2026 (2H26) facing mixed financial conditions. Labour-income growth remained weak and labour-market conditions showed little sign of improvement. However, lower leverage, rising household wealth and support from non-labour income sources helped cushion household finances. As a result, consumer resilience appears increasingly linked to income diversification and stronger balance sheets rather than broad-based wage growth. In this piece, we analyse the latest Quarterly Bulletin data.
02 October 2026
Economics Weekly
MPC Review: SARB raises rates as persistent inflation risks intensify
23 September 2026
Trade Ideas
Local Trade Idea - The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) - BUY
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is Africa's premier exchange, operating as a marketplace for the trading of financial products for over a century. In this time, the JSE has evolved from a traditional floor-based equities trading market to a modern securities exchange providing fully electronic trading, clearing and settlement in equities, financial and agricultural derivatives and other associated instruments and has extensive surveillance capabilities. The JSE is also a major provider of financial data and information.
22 September 2026
Everything you need to know about the markets this week
Weekly opportunities podcast EP 40
19 October 2026
Everything you need to know about the markets this week
Weekly opportunities podcast EP 40
19 October 2026
Everything you need to know about the markets this week
Weekly opportunities podcast EP 39
12 October 2026
Everything you need to know about the markets this week
Weekly opportunities podcast EP 38
05 October 2026
Everything you need to know about the markets this week
Weekly opportunities podcast EP 36
21 September 2026
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