What a downgrade by Moody’s would do to SA
We asked ETM Analytics MD George Glynos whether it’s possible to model the effect of a downgrade
Prescribed assets: a high price
Damning new data shows how bad savers had it under apartheid’s prescribed assets regime
Old Mutual: bruised — but ignore the noise
The insurer has a long way to go to catch up with its rivals, and may even miss its operating earnings target
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Growthpoint, Investec take Africa gamble
Growthpoint and Investec press ahead with acquisitions elsewhere in Africa despite their peers’ huge losses there
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Capital Appreciation banking on AI for the future
As machine learning mushrooms, fintech software is a potential money-spinner for Capital Appreciation
BACKSTORY: Black Business Council’s Sandile Zungu
We question president of the Black Business Council Sandile Zungu
GLOBAL MARKETS: Branson’s Galactic pitch
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic plans to go public via a New York cash shell led by former Facebook executive Chamath Palihapitiya
Bonanza time for gold bugs
After palladium, the gold price has been this year’s sleeper story. With shares on a tear, is it now too late to buy?
Out of the Reserve Bank and into Absa?
As Daniel Mminele cools his heels after a lengthy Reserve Bank career, pundits say he has what it takes to head Absa
Pay-TV vs streaming: MultiChoice fends off rivals
MultiChoice has drawn labour’s ire over a jobs cull. But investors are backing the company as it fends off competition
Omnia lands deep in it
Given its demands on shareholders, the company’s results presentation was bafflingly short on detail
Success not cast in concrete for PPC
PPC names Dutch national Roland van Wijnen CEO – its fourth in five years – as it grapples with a depressed market
BACKSTORY: Business Leadership SA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso
We question new Business Leadership SA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso
GLOBAL MARKETS: Legoland a go-go
Merlin Entertainments is to be acquired in a £6bn deal by the Danish billionaire family that controls toymaker Lego, Blackstone and a Canadian pension fund
Behind Naspers’ listing snafu
A delay to its Amsterdam listing because of a mail mix-up comes as Naspers morphs into a pure internet play
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How Allan Gray lobbied against Moyo
Peter Moyo’s axing from Old Mutual has been welcomed by some. But the race for a replacement is wide open
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