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Budget preview: three issues that need to be addressed

14 February 2019 | Budget 2019

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) last year, much like the MTBPS in 2017, reflected the government’s inability to make difficult decisions in the wake of deteriorating economic conditions. The expectation thereafter was that with a new Minister of Finance in Tito Mboweni we would finally see those tough decisions being made in the February 2019 budget. Since then there has been speculation whether the Minister would stay and questions around his relationships within National Treasury, which are cause for concern. We are therefore concerned whether this Budget will provide the needed clarity on the right but difficult choices we need.

Could February change our outlook for 2019?

06 February 2019 | General

2018 was a tumultuous year laden with events that shook the market in so much that it yielded negative double-digit returns. Over the last 58 years, this has only happened on the JSE All Share Index during seven calendar years, including 1969/70 and 1975/76 where this occurred in consecutive years.

Budget Speech 2019: Predictions

05 February 2019 | Budget 2019

What will one of the world’s largest independent advisers of specialist global financial solutions be looking for in the Budget Speech later this month?

SARB on hold....for the foreseeable future

18 January 2019 | General

There was little surprise from the SA Reserve Bank today as the MPC kept rates on hold. More interestingly, there was a significant decline in the SARB’s inflation forecasts, with the 2019 average shifting from 5.5% to 4.8%. The Bank now expects inflation to remain below 5% through 2019.

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