Investments

Outlook 2022: Asia ex Japan equities

Five trends that will drive private equity in 2022

The past year has been a seminal one for private equity, especially in Africa.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration – A property perspective

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing encompasses many aspects related to allocating capital that were historically (deliberately or subconsciously) overlooked. In some cases, investors often (wrongly) viewed ESG investing as something falling within the purview of ‘greenies’ or some other ‘extreme’ ethical position.

Factors influencing the rand this year and the potential outcomes

The rand ended 2021 on the back foot, after the Omicron announcement and subsequent global kneejerk reaction of isolation and red-listing the country. And while the currency did claw back much of the losses to end the year at R15.89/US$, it was not before the damage had been done in the forex markets.