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Only six months ago the rand seemed in freefall. In April, during the tariff-driven sell-off, it nearly breached R20 to the US dollar. By early October it was trading near R17, its strongest point in more than two…

The old idea of retirement — a single moment when work stops and leisure begins — no longer fits the modern world. Longer lives, shifting work patterns and uncertain finances are turning retirement into a gradual…

Many investors continue to view China through an outdated lens – as an imitator rather than an innovator, or as a fragile economy reliant on the West. Having recently completed its second annual investment immersion…

Artificial intelligence is transforming industries and reshaping how we work, communicate and invest. History reminds us that every great technological leap attracts speculative excess. The railway mania of the…

Despite its listing global emerging market stock indices, China already produces more electricity than the United States, India and the EU combined. It operates seven of the world’s ten busiest ports. It also ranks…

Markets commenced September full of optimism and ended it euphoric. The US Federal Reserve cut rates for the first time in a year, Wall Street set new records again, and Chinese technology shares rediscovered their…