B2B Central

Luigi Marinus

22 Jul 2022

The South African Reserve Bank raises rates by 75bps to 5.5%

By Timothy Rangongo

Investment professionals from Matrix Fund Managers, PPS and Ashburton Investments share their respective views on the central bank’s substantial hike and how the move could impact various asset classes.
20 Jul 2022

SA inflation surges to 13–year high in June 2022

By Staff Writer

SA's headline consumer inflation rose to 7.4% year on year in June 2022, surging to a 13-year high, according to data from Statistics South Africa.
22 Jun 2022

CPI breaches upper limit of the Reserve Bank’s inflation target range

By Staff Writer

Consumer price inflation increased by 6.5% year-on-year in May 2022, up from the 5.9% year-on-year print in the previous month.
20 Apr 2022

SARB still likely to continue increasing interest rates going forward, says PPS Investments on 5.9% CPI increase

By Staff Writer

The PPS funds continue to use the opportunity to maintain an overweight exposure to both nominal and inflation-linked bonds.
16 Feb 2022

SA inflation falls to 5.7% year-on-year in January 2022

By Staff Writer

By Luigi Marinus, Portfolio Manager at PPS Investments Consumer price inflation fell to 5.7% year-on-year in January 2022 from 5.9% recorded in December 2021. This is a welcome first decline in annual inflation since July 2021 and means inflation remains within the target band. Month-on-month inflation increased by 0.2%, which was an improvement from the...
25 Feb 2021

Budget 2021 - Tito surprises South Africans

By Staff Writer

Leading up the 2021 Budget speech South Africans could be forgiven for not being too optimistic about the prospects, especially when considering the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement shared in October 2020. That concern was arguably not fully justified as the finance minister announced a budget that addressed some major concerns and a path to improvements on the debt to GDP ratio and the budget shortfall.
18 Dec 2018

Changes made to the PPS Balanced Index Tracker Fund

By Janice Roberts

Passive funds have become a popular investment choice in South Africa. They are widely regarded as being suitable for retirement savings, offering a simple structure and the opportunity for sensible diversification.