Since 2016, STANLIB’s Enhanced Multi Style Equity Fund has combined human ingenuity and world-class data analytics to deliver consistent, market-beating returns at low cost. Citywire rates Rademeyer Vermaak, the Head of STANLIB Systematic Solutions, as one of the top equity portfolio managers in SA. We find out how he and his team approach investing. In conversation with Rademeyer Vermaak: A masterclass on multi-style investing

We are just over six months into the year, but very soon Eskom’s load shedding in 2023 will exceed the 11.8 GWh that it failed to supply over the whole of 2022. How the electricity crisis is posing a threat to the country’s economic growth

Welcome to the second year of the era of chaos, where interest rates are no longer negative and inflation is no longer a textbook concept. In this brave new world, there continues to be a growing appetite for investing in a more sustainable future. However, sustainable investing has – for the first time – begun to come under extensive scrutiny from not only investors and activists, but also from regulators and policy makers. Five reasons why sustainability matters even more in 2023

South African mobsters seem to want to get their hands on a new category of valuables: cooking oil. Willowton Group, the maker of Sunfoil cooking oil, suffered several robberies in October 2022. Gunmen stormed a facility in Durban and three loaded trucks were stolen from a warehouse in Kempton Park. Food price inflation is easing in the rest of the world – but not in SA

2022 was the worst year in memory for bond markets. In 2023, despite short-term macro headwinds at both a global and local level, the recent large local cash bonds sell-off is making valuations attractive over the tactical horizon. SAGBs are priced for stormy waters but Minister Godongwana has a strong hand on the tiller

During a ‘flight to quality,’ a quality strategy typically performs well: Rademeyer Vermaak – STANLIB.

In this podcast, STANLIB's Senior Portfolio Manager in the Fixed Income team, Sylvester Kobo, share insights on markets and fixed income assets in 2021, and what he expects from the year ahead.