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11 Jun 2021

Maximising the benefit of a tax-free investment

By Staff Writer

South Africa has one of the lowest household savings rates in the world. To encourage the culture of savings, the government introduced tax-free investment and tax-free savings accounts in 2015 to incentivise good savings habits.
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.
19 Feb 2021

PPS Investments: Perspectives – Fourth Quarter 2020

By Staff Writer

Ahead of the National Budget Speech taking place on Wednesday, 24 February 2021, here is a recap of Q4 2020 events from an investment perspective.
03 Mar 2020

Economy officially in the midst of technical recession

By Janice Roberts

The South African economy suffered a further slowdown in the fourth quarter of 2019, shrinking 1.4% compared to the prior quarter.
28 Nov 2019

The aim of the PPS Moderate Fund of Funds

By Janice Roberts

By Luigi Marinus, Portfolio Manager at PPS Investments The PPS Moderate Fund of Funds is a multi-asset medium equity unit trust that is managed according to Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act. The aim of the PPS Moderate Fund of Funds is to achieve an inflation of +4% over rolling five-year periods. The fund...
21 Nov 2019

Some might view SARB MPC decision as 'overly cautious'

By Janice Roberts

By: Reza Hendrickse, Portfolio Manager at PPS Investments. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) once again voted to keep rates on hold this month, having last cut rates in July. The Committee was split three to two in favour of staying on hold, despite inflation having steadily surprised on the downside in recent months, arguably having provided...
26 Aug 2019

Investment Perspectives Q2 2019 – Remain focused on the long term

By Janice Roberts

Portfolio Manager at PPS Investments, Reza Hendrickse delves into the market events during the quarter and shares some insight on what we can expect for the rest of the year.
09 May 2019

Better than expected start to 2019 beckons cautious optimism

By Janice Roberts

By: Reza Hendrickse, Portfolio Manager at PPS Investments  While yesterday’s National Elections will provide more certainty for South African markets in the months ahead, this period also provides a window of opportunity to reflect on the first quarter’s performance to determine the path required for a better 2019.
26 Feb 2019

Positioning portfolios to weather economic headwinds

By Janice Roberts

The South African economy exited its recession in Q3 2018 and while attention will be on the country’s Q4 2018 GDP growth figures, due to be released by Stats SA on 5 March, all indications suggest these will be weaker than the previous quarter, according to Reza Hendrickse, Portfolio Manager at PPS Investments.
12 Feb 2019

Proof that it pays to top up your retirement annuity

By Janice Roberts

Investing for retirement through a retirement annuity (RA) is probably the most effective and rewarding way to save for retirement because of the unique benefits offered.
05 Nov 2018

PPS Investments launches new partnership fund range

By Janice Roberts

PPS Investments partnered with three of South Africa’s most reputable boutique asset managers – Sasfin Wealth, 36ONE Asset Management and Tantalum Capital, to launch the first three single-manager funds within its new Partnership Fund range.
24 Oct 2018

MTBPS: When will SA turn the corner?

By Janice Roberts

By Reza Hendrickse, Portfolio Manager at PPS Investments. The 2018 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) has been aptly titled “The Economy at a Crossroads”, with Government facing difficult decisions in a tough economic environment. Recently appointed Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, delivered his maiden MTBPS which spoke to some of these difficult decisions and ultimately...