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[TOP STORY] Discovery Bank’s behavioural model drives lower defaults

'We have set some very big ambitions, and we have to be able to fund that given the growth of the balance sheet' – CEO Hylton Kallner.

12 Sep 3AM 6 min

FirstRand deserves highest rating of the big four

Independent analyst Carmen Mpelwane unpacks FirstRand and Discovery results – one the market loved, the other it hated. Hylton Kallner, CEO of Discovery Bank, on six months of profitability and where growth goes next. Simon’s take: when an investment soars – buy more, hold, or sell?

12 Sep 1AM 18 min

[TOP STORY] Do just a few key stocks drive most of the returns?

‘Your top five [S&P 500] contributors to returns have tended to generate about 29% of the return of the index in any given year’ – Sean Ashton, Private Clients, Old Mutual Wealth.

11 Sep 3AM 6 min

Oracle surges +30% on cloud demand

Rand Swiss’s Viv Govender on what’s behind Oracle’s share price surge. Marriot’s Lourens Coetzee on why investors shouldn’t let relative performance be their guiding star. Old Mutual Wealth’s Sean Ashton on big tech’s outsized role in returns – and how to manage that concentration.

11 Sep 1AM 20 min

[TOP STORY] Emigrating? Don’t forget your tax residency ‘Golden Ticket’

Tax Consulting SA’s Shuanita de Wet explains how to properly step out of Sars’s net when relocating abroad.

10 Sep 3AM 6 min

GDP data shows upbeat consumers activity

FNB Wealth & Investments’s Sithembile Bopela unpacks the Anglo American–Teck “merger of equals” – is it really a winning strategy? Stats SA’s Joe de Beer breaks down South Africa’s Q2 GDP – what’s working, and what’s worrying. Tax Consulting SA’s Shuanita de Wet on how to properly step out of…

10 Sep 1AM 21 min

[TOP STORY] Electricity, water, and education drive cost-of-living squeeze – CompCom

CompCom’s Raksha Darji highlights how administered prices are putting the real squeeze on households.

9 Sep 3AM 5 min

Sun International best bet in leisure sector

Faheema Adia of Momentum Securities unpacks Sun International’s latest results and weighs in on which leisure stock, if any, she favours; Raksha Darji from the Competition Commission highlights findings from their new Cost of Living Report showing how administered prices are putting the real squeeze on households; and Rory Bosman…

9 Sep 1AM 20 min

[TOP STORY] The rise of ETFs and the risks of passive investing

Parity Wealth’s Sean Kelly asks: ‘Should we still be in active management at all, or are we moving into a world where index investing is the prevailing strategy?’

8 Sep 4AM 6 min

US jobs data all but guarantees US rate cut

Sanlam Private Wealth’s Nick Kunze unpacks US jobs data and Opec’s latest move. Parity Wealth’s Sean Kelly on the rise of ETFs – and the risks passive investing may face. Mesh.trade MD Connie Bloem explains their yield-bearing ZAR stablecoin and its real-world use cases.

8 Sep 1AM 21 min

[TOP STORY] Treasury, the Sarb and inflation targeting

‘Bringing interest rates down is what we need to do to move on to a more sustainable fiscal path’: Zain Wilson – Strategist, Old Mutual Investment Group.

5 Sep 2AM 6 min

Market punishing results that are only ‘decent’

Schalk Louw from PSG Old Oak on deal flow: MTN is eyeing another move on Telkom, and BHP is circling Anglo American again now that it is PGM-free. Zain Wilson from Old Mutual Investment Group on Treasury, the Sarb and inflation targeting. Simon on what the yield curve is really telling us.

5 Sep 1AM 20 min

[TOP STORY] Beyond play: Toys R Us bets on education, expansion and kidults

Chair Dr Phumla Mnganga gives insights into the toy subcategory and the educational benefits of play.

4 Sep 4AM 6 min

How GLP-1s are hitting food consumption trends

Lonwabo Maqubela of Perpetua Investment Managers on which results have stood out for him this season. Roy Bagattini, CEO of Woolies, on strong food and online growth versus a 50%+ plunge at Country Road Group in Australia. Dr Phumla Mnganga, chair of Toys R Us and Babies R Us, on…

4 Sep 1AM 22 min

[TOP STORY] Motus shows resilience in a tough market

CEO Ockert Janse van Rensburg reports ‘continued downtrading into more entry-level, less spec vehicles'.

3 Sep 2AM 7 min

Serving up profits: Food retailers to add to your portfolio

Chantal Marx from FNB Wealth & Investments on whether other food retailers are worth considering after Shoprite’s results. Shoprite CEO Pieter Engelbrecht unpacks results as Sixty60 revenue nears R19 billion and group revenue tops R250 billion. Motus CEO Ockert Janse van Rensburg on results and whether the recovery in local…

3 Sep 1AM 21 min

[TOP STORY] Can impact investing transform SA’s retirement funds?

‘It's just a good diversifying asset class that gives you tangible benefits for your communities’ – Zeyn Ismail from STANLIB.

2 Sep 3AM 7 min

Was the market overly harsh on Bidvest?

Independent analyst Jimmy Moyaha on Bidvest results, market reaction, and strong local vehicle sales hitting their highest August level since 2019. RCL Foods CFO Rob Field on results from the reshaped business, with all segments performing well despite tough conditions. STANLIB’s Zeyn Ismail on driving impact through private markets.

2 Sep 1AM 23 min

[TOP STORY] KAP’s tough 2025 H1 and even tougher H2

CEO Gary Chaplin notes: ‘We generated close to R500 million of free cash – and that is a key focus for the new CEO coming in’.

1 Sep 3AM 5 min

Stagflation fears giving gold a boost

Nick Kunze from Sanlam Private Wealth on Northam Platinum delivering decent results, even as PGM prices remained under pressure, while gold closed out the month firmly with a bullish move higher. KAP CEO Gary Chaplin reflects on a tough set of results, but highlights that the group’s new production facilities…

1 Sep 1AM 20 min