Category: Press Releases

In newsprint lexicon, both in South Africa and globally, the terms “ETF” and “index-tracking” have become almost synonymous. It may thus be useful to explain...

If there is one thing that history has proven is that nationalisation is not a sustainable way of running an economy. It is a fundamentally...

Almost six weeks after Parliament unanimously voted to adopt the new FICA Bill, President Jacob Zuma has yet to sign it into law. This means...

Standard & Poor’s fired its first shot by downgrading South Africa’s long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating to “junk” status. This may sound like financial...

For many South Africans, what happened last week may seem far removed from the reality of their daily lives. And yet, apart from the moral...

“I don’t respond well to someone else’s authority.” This is an unsurprising comment from Magda Wierzycka, whose company Sygnia has been challenging the status quo...

Now that new industry regulations are making it easier to see exactly what you’re paying in investment fees, it’s time to consider if what you’re...

I was inspired by the rallying cry of ANC NEC member Nomvula Mokonyane who said: “Our struggle has been against a minority that wants to...

Magda Wierzycka, uitvoerende hoof van Sygnia, is in wese ’n markontwrigter. Mari Blumenthal het haar uitgevra oor hoe dié groep die beleggingsbedryf op sy kop...

Past practices, impending regulation and competition for business have made it far more difficult than it should be for you, the investor, to understand investment...