There’s certainly no shortage of fear when it comes to investing in South Africa. Media headlines containing words like “junk status”, “recession”, “state capture” would have you believe that we’re approaching the end. But as legendary investor Warren Buffett says, “be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful”. This Power Hour ...

A central part of being a listed company is releasing results twice a year and these results need to comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). However, while the main results will comply with IFRS as required, management can introduce new terms and concepts to their results. In this Power Hour session Keith McLachlan, Small ...

Late March saw S&P Global downgrade South Africa’s foreign debt to junk status, followed by Fitch Ratings which downgraded our local and foreign currency debt, while Moodys gave us a 30 - 90 day grace period while they think about it. South Africa is entering junk status, officially called sub investment grade, and while this ...

South Africans are huge fans of property investments and this month we focus on the investment case for listed property versus buying-to-let. Magnus de Wet of Vista Wealth Management dissects the numbers on both investments over the long term taking all details and costs into account before reaching his conclusion as to which is a ...

Every year Anthony Clark from Vunani Securities puts together his list of his preferred small and midcap stocks and he presents his 2017 list at the JSE Power Hour in Cape Town. Anthony has taken a thematic approach this year and the presentation will cover not only what the stocks are but why he has ...

Finding that perfect share Investing is about many things but at its core it is about selecting the right businesses that have long-term growth potential. All the financial ratio’s matter but they only click together if we have first found the right share to invest in. Simon Brown, Just One Lap founder, presents this video ...

New offshore ETFs New offshore ETFs CoreShares launches two new offshore ETFs in November. A S&P500 and a Global Property. Offshore investing is a critical part of a balanced and diverse portfolio as it offers not only currency protection but also access to markets and industries that are simple not available to a JSE investor, ...

Investing in listed property Investing in listed property Last year Keillen Ndlovu, Head of Listed Property Funds at Stanlib, was one of the most popular JSE Power Hour events and he is back for another look at property. Keillen focuses on developments in the fast growing local listed property sector as well as looking offshore ...