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13 Aug 2024

I’m part of the generation that smashed the stereotypes

By Staff Writer

According to Rookaya Ahmed, Head: Legal at Futuregrowth Asset Management, there has definitely been a shift in mindset over the past 20 years when it comes to women working in finance. However, she believes there is still a way to go before women working in these types of roles are accepted as the norm. It...
07 Aug 2024

It’s all about development initiatives, determination and perseverance

By Staff Writer

Angelique Kalam, Head: Sustainable Investment Practices at Futuregrowth Asset Management believes there has been growing awareness in terms of gender diversity in the financial industry, and that female appointments have been increasing. She does feel, however, that more initiatives could be implemented to make the career path of women easier, including implementing clear goals on...
26 Jul 2024

Responsible investing in action: Practical insights from a fixed income perspective

By Staff Writer

By: Angelique Kalam, Head: Sustainable Investment Practices, Futuregrowth As a fixed income manager, we have an important role to ensure that our clients’ capital is deployed in a responsible manner to sustainable enterprises that earn an appropriate risk-adjusted return. We are part of the broader capital allocation mechanism in South Africa that contributes to the...
22 Apr 2021

Futuregrowth gains substantial black shareholder: Approaches >50% BEE ownership

By Staff Writer

Futuregrowth and Old Mutual Investments Holdco sign Share Sale Agreement to acquire 21.2% of Futuregrowth shares by wholly black women-owned AIH and AIH Capital.
17 Feb 2021

Budget 2021: Short-term fiscal reprieve leading to longer-term benefit?

By Staff Writer

In a year characterised by the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant devastation to the economy, there was a slither of good news on the country’s fiscal position.
25 Sep 2018

Futuregrowth the only institutional investor in SA’s first ECD social impact bond

By Janice Roberts

Specialist investment company Futuregrowth Asset Management, acting on behalf of client funds, recently concluded an investment in the Impact Bond Innovation Fund (IBIF), a South African outcome-based financing mechanism that seeks to improve early childhood learning and development (ECD) outcomes in the Western Cape. The capital has been invested through the Futuregrowth Infrastructure and Development...
08 Dec 2016

Clarity On Policy Will Deliver More Success On Energy Procurement

By Staff Writer

The debate around the future of renewables in South Africa can easily detract attention from the bigger picture – the country’s longer-term energy requirements and how they will be met timeously and with maximum efficiency.
17 Nov 2016

R625m boosts first-time home ownership

By Janice Roberts

More than 20 000 Gauteng families are set to become first-time homeowners and secure a firm foothold in the residential property market.
02 Sep 2016

ASISA comment on Futuregrowth announcement

By Janice Roberts

The Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) has taken note of the position taken by Futuregrowth Asset Management to suspend loans to six State Owned Enterprises (SEOs) until the governance and decision-making of these entities becomes more transparent.
18 Jan 2016

Renewable energy sector keeps the power on

By Staff Writer

While the headlines are filled with nuclear power proposals, the renewable energy sector is quietly forging ahead and generating growth. Total investments since the Department of Energy (DOE) embarked on its alternative energy sector drive in 2012 now stand at more than R200-billion.