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EVs have ‘become a conversation for certain people that we would never have expected before this year’ – Alan Quinn from Cars.co.za.

Independent analyst Jimmy Moyaha on Sappi’s struggles with its proposed graphic paper JV, plus Sanlam’s move to buy Santam. Ian Anderson from Merchant West Investments unpacks September’s Reit returns, driven by strong dividend increases from a number of recent results. Alan Quinn from Cars.co.za on how high fuel prices are changing consumer buying habits when shopping for a car.

Keith McLachlan of Element Investment Managers highlights sectors and stocks showing strong cash generation and defensive moats – and some not.

Nick Kunze from Sanlam Private Wealth unpacks weaker-than-expected US jobs data and, with US and local elections a month away, how he’s positioning portfolios. Keith McLachlan from Element Investment Managers on where he’s finding offshore value beyond the AI trade. Tim Carr, investment director at Schroders, shares their latest multi-asset views, including the opportunity in EM bonds.

‘Unit trusts are fractional, so they're very easy to put on a list. ETFs trade on the exchange, but you can trade them intraday. So they each have their own positives – and negatives’: Niki Giles from Prescient Fund Services.

Capitec is 10% off its highs – is there value on offer? Danie Dörfling-Kruger from Moore Infinity weighs in on the results and where the opportunities are in local banks after a stellar 18 months. Niki Giles from Prescient Fund Services on the ETF boom and why actively managed ETFs are surging. Plus, Simon gets into RSA Retail Savings Bonds: how they work, the risks and who should be considering them.

Pattern CEO James Townsend looks at how shrinking waistlines are disrupting fashion retail and sizing standards.

Has the rand lost its rattlesnake bite? Investec’s Matete Thulare crunches the numbers as big moves fade and trading ranges tighten. Pattern CEO James Townsend unpacks how the GLP-1 weight-loss boom could shake up fashion retail. Plus, INN8 Invest’s Leigh Kohler on making uncertainty work for investors and finding outperformance in the new normal.

Andrew Fulton from Eighty20 considers meat inflation and agricultural volatility amid foot-and-mouth disease and shifting consumer habits.

Zimele Mbanjwa from FNB Wealth and Investments unpacks British American Tobacco’s Capital Markets Day presentation and asks whether there’s still value in a declining industry. Hiten Keshave, co-founder of Unconventional Capital & Advisory, on why corporate enterprise development isn’t creating more viable long-term suppliers. Plus, Eighty20’s Andrew Fulton looks at declining meat prices after foot-and-mouth disease drove them sharply higher – can they stay lower for longer?