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Inflation: transitory or higher for longer?
While the financial downturn born of Covid has had myriad negative effects – workers were furloughed from their jobs, and high streets were hit hard – there’s been one surprising and anomalous consequence of this particular recession: with lockdowns eliminating the ability to go out and spend money, many people are finding their bank accounts unexpectedly flush with cash.
Read MoreTake not away the taper, leave it burning
Equity markets have been soothed by recent central bankers’ dovish speeches and have largely accepted, for now, that the surging consumer price inflation is transitory.
Read MoreFeet on the ground
It has been a very strong start to the year and investors should be pleased with the performance they have enjoyed but equally should not get carried away and must remember to think with a long term mindset as a setback in the second half of the year is at least possible.
Read MoreMauritius progress to exit FATF list
the FATF has made “the initial determination that Mauritius has substantially completed its Action Plan and warrants an on-site assessment to verify that the implementation of Mauritius’s AML/CFT reforms has begun and is being sustained, and that the necessary political commitment remains in place to sustain implementation in the future.”
Read MoreLondon’s rental market bounces back
London’s rental market is back with a vengeance dismantling doubts that the pandemic might kill off the London property market. Rental values rose month-on-month for the first time since the pandemic, as the steep declines experience over the past 17 months begin to decline.
Read More7 famous market bubbles
The investment bubbles in this article demonstrate that if something looks too good to be true, then it probably is. Bitcoin, for example, has seen tremendous highs and lows. That’s why we take a pragmatic approach, diversifying and creating portfolios designed to rise with the market but also to be resilient if the market falls.
Read MoreCOMMENTARY
We bring you current commentaries to unpack areas of interest in the financial sector
Sanlam Multi Strategy Fund and Sanlam Real Assets Fund update (October 2019)