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Bonds are back – Here's why

By Staff Writer

Bonds have seen a record decline but may now be presenting some of the best value in many years.

10 May 2022

Higher inflation: What it means and how to survive it

By Staff Writer

Inflation is being experienced all around the world as prices of food, fuel, electricity, and many other items that make up our routine shopping are going up fast.

03 Mar 2022

Carbon tax, net zero and what this means for inflation

By Staff Writer

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that the carbon tax rate will increase from R134 to R144, effective from 1 January 2022.

21 Feb 2022

Emerging markets’ year to forget: why there is more to it than meets the eye

By Staff Writer

Emerging market stocks disappointed last year, but it’s worth looking under the bonnet of the headline market return to see the full picture.

21 Feb 2022

Outlook 2022: Sustainable investment

By Staff Writer

An outlook on ESG priorities to watch including climate change, biodiversity and natural resource constraints. A look at increasing regulatory scrutiny globally hitting all parts of the value chain.

20 Dec 2021

Global and thematic equities outlook for 2022

By Staff Writer

Alex Tedder, Head and CIO of Global and US Equities at Schroders believes pricing power will be key for global shares in 2022.

25 Oct 2021

Pandemic heightens SA investors' awareness of sustainability issues

By Staff Writer

The impact of the global pandemic has sharpened South African investors’ focus on environmental and social issues, amidst calls for greater sustainability-focused performance data. This is according to the Schroders Global Investor Study (GIS) 2021, an annual survey which highlights savings and investment trends based on the answers and opinions of more than 23,000 respondents globally.

18 Oct 2021

Beyond GDP growth: why natural capital matters

By Staff Writer

As the climate crisis accelerates, financial markets are paying more attention to risks and opportunities stemming from the energy transition, taking into consideration the risks related to fossil fuel production and consumption.

14 Sep 2021

After China's crackdown, is the worst yet to come for investors?

By Staff Writer

The MSCI China Index has fallen more than 30% from peak-to-trough this year after President Xi announced sweeping changes to the way some companies are regulated. We talked to Robin Parbrook, Asian Equities Fund Manager, on Schroders’ Investor Download podcast about whether investors have seen the worst of the falls and the outlook for investing in China.

10 Sep 2021

SA investors optimistic about returns

By Staff Writer

South Africans are more optimistic than at any point in the past five years, expecting their future investment returns to average 15.2% per year for the next five years, an increase of 2.5% since last year. Their expectations are substantially higher than global investors’ expectations of 11.3% over the same investment period.

20 Aug 2021

Why real estate investors can make a difference to climate change

By Staff Writer

Climate change and its potential costs to mankind made headlines again last week. What was new was the clarity of the message putting changes to the planet’s climate down to the human race.

12 Aug 2021

Emerging Europe: Does the rally still have legs?

By Staff Writer

Emerging European stocks have delivered strong returns for investors so far this year. As we noted back in early October, the combination of compelling valuations, and accommodative monetary and fiscal stimulus were just lacking a sustainable catalyst for economic normalisation.