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Old Mutual Investment Group

01 Dec 2023

Planners, Clients, And Investment Managers Building Alignment On Esg

By Staff Writer

By Gontse Tsatsi, Head of Retail Clients: Old Mutual Investment Group According to The Wealth Report 2022 Attitude Surveys, financial planners think that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing and generational wealth transfer will have an impact on how their clients invest about 50% of the time. The issues that they felt would influence their...
03 Oct 2023

Smart Beta Investing is the best of active and passive investing

By Staff Writer

By: Bernisha Lala, Head of Indexation at Old Mutual Investment Group If you’d rather avoid the never-ending debate between active and passive investing but recognise the value in combining elements of both worlds, then look no further because there’s a solution for you.  Enter the world of “smart beta” or factor investing, a strategy that...
31 May 2023

ESG and B-BBEE both important to SA's inclusive economic growth

By Staff Writer

Gontse Tsatsi, Head of Retail Client Management at Old Mutual Investment Group, explores the connection between ESG principles and B-BBEE.
15 Mar 2023

The Old Mutual Shari’ah funds – aligning investments with purpose

By Staff Writer

Old Mutual launched the first Shari’ah fund in South Africa in 1990 and now manages over R8.6bn ($500m) in local and global assets.
23 Feb 2023

Budget 2023: Eskom debt relief conditions could have been more demanding

By Timothy Rangongo

Eskom's debt relief package welcomed by investors, but conditions could have been more demanding, says Johann Els, chief economist at Old Mutual Investment Group.
08 Aug 2022

Inflation and interest rates are going to be higher than they have been during most investors’ lifetimes

By Staff Writer

Investors will have to navigate high inflation and rising interest rates as well as shifting geopolitics and technology if they hope to maximise portfolio returns over the next three to five years.
22 Apr 2022

Responsible Investing is key to driving positive climate change outcomes

By Staff Writer

By Gontse Tsatsi, Head of Retail Client Management at Old Mutual Investment Group For an asset manager that invests responsibly with the sustainability of our future at the centre of every investment decision, there is great alignment with the theme for 2022’s Earth Day, which is “Invest in our planet”. The theme focuses on Climate and...
23 Feb 2022

Budget 2022: Tax hikes unlikely and so is a Basic Income Grant

By Staff Writer

Chief Economist at Old Mutual Investment Group Johann Els says he expects a market-friendly budget, one that will be even better than the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement.
22 Feb 2022

Two-pot system not a silver bullet for emergency savings

By Staff Writer

If the two-pot system is implemented properly, it will provide a feasible and accountable solution to address the immediate needs of many retirement fund members.
22 Feb 2022

Economic and policy reform remains crucial to avoid dire long-term local growth prospects, says Old Mutual Investment Group

By Staff Writer

Old Mutual Investment Group expects South Africa’s GDP to print at a condensed 2.3% in 2022 as the Covid-19 bounce subsides, with the rand stable at R14.90 by year-end.
21 Oct 2021

How retail investors can “invest for the good”

By Staff Writer

It has become increasingly clear that how we invest has a wide-ranging impact – touching on the environment, on society, on inequality, and on governance. Sustainability has become a buzzword, and it is plain business savvy.
30 Aug 2021

Three building blocks to help women achieve financial freedom

By Staff Writer

“Statistics show that women are still paid less than their male counterparts,” says Pat Magadla, Senior Business Development Manager at Old Mutual Investment Group. “A recent survey also revealed that from a middle management perspective, in South Africa, women generally earn 72c to the rand."