STEPHEN CRANSTON: Equities for the win
It is much too late to delay a meaningful investment in shares until you turn 50
STEPHEN CRANSTON: The right thing for shareholder rights
A strong chair is considered to be the key factor in good corporate governance
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Quilter’s coming of age
Quilter bears little resemblance to the Skandia which former Old Mutual CEO Jim Sutcliffe bought
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Going the way of the dinosaurs
As index funds become more popular, we need to ask what will happen to the adviser and discretionary fund manager industries
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Beware the bubble
It is always dangerous to count out a fund manager based on recent performance
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Wealth plan for the future
The move to defined contribution pension funds shifted the risk from investment firmly in the direction of the employee
STEPHEN CRANSTON: How SA’s pension system compares
A factor that counts against SA is one of the basic pillars of retirement: the lack of a state-run national pension fund
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Playing pension roulette
Staying at work longer and postponing the first withdrawal are the surest ways to boost your pension income
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Beware the ESG hype
ESG investing, including in infrastructure, is not as scalable as traditional asset management
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Can two make a mighty one?
In the investment team, Sanlam will be the dominant partner, but it will want to keep some of Absa’s skilled investment professionals
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Investec earning its stripes
Investec was, and still is, refreshingly entrepreneurial
STEPHEN CRANSTON: A weird ménage-à-trois
African Rainbow Capital has been set up to diversify Motsepe's Ubuntu-Botho consortium away from its highly successful investment in Sanlam. But the two ...
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Bill me by the hour
Independent financial advisers need to do a lot more to earn 1% of their clients’ assets in perpetuity
STEPHEN CRANSTON: A welcome humility
The arrogant assumptions of holding the number one position have clearly disappeared
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Quilter — a rand hedge worth eyeing
Local institutions are holding on to their Quilter shares for dear life
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Insurers — callous in a time of need
Hotels, restaurants and B&Bs, devastated by the series of lockdowns, hoped to get a lifeline from their insurers. Instead, they were turned down on technical ...
STEPHEN CRANSTON: The benefit of benefits
Good death and disability benefits are seen as a way to attract and retain talent
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Right job, wrong people
It is difficult to understand the customer without specialist industry knowledge
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Long may the run last
Old Mutual Global Equity was the best performer over one year among the large global funds, with a 17.1% return compared with 15.3% for its main competitor, ...
