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US inflation has hit 7% for the first time in nearly 40 years. Inflation is a key indicator dictating decisions around interest rates, which in turn impacts the global cost of capital, money flows and the value of financial assets. So what does it all mean for...
As CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERS® we spend a lot of time expanding our clients’ understanding of investment and all its ups and downs, risks and rewards. It’s that little four-letter word “risk” that is particularly misunderstood. So, here we take a good, hard look at risk. What is risk and do we really understand it?
For many years, global multi nationals have ducked and dived when it comes to paying their fair share of company tax. They have sought out smaller nations to house their head offices, where ludicrously low company taxes are guaranteed. Recently 136 countries, representing more than 90% of global GDP have finally agreed that big multinational companies will be subject to a minimum tax rate of 15% from 2023.
In his latest commentary, Political analyst JP Landman notes that President Cyril Ramaphosa ‘has literally doubled the annual number of SIU investigations’ since he took charge three and a half years ago. Several high-profile heads have already been claimed, and it...
The recent looting and vandalism has shaken us severely but, shaken as he was too, Veritas Wealth founder Barry O’Mahony wonders why the violence was accompanied by a particularly noteworthy phenomenon. His analysis will hopefully offer some good food for thought.
As Mr Churchill once said: ‘It is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end, but it is maybe the end of the beginning.’ Political analyst JP Landman recalls Churchill’s war-time statement in his analysis of the aftermath of the ANC’s suspension of its...
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