Returns, the good, the bad or the ugly? 2020 was a tough year, and many people struggled financially, emotionally, and socially. In that climate, did the stock market […] February 11, 2021Read more
Our high stakes budget – it’s a good plan, but risks lie in... In trying to score Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s much anticipated Supplementary Budget out of 10, Peter Kent, Co-Head of SA […] June 30, 2020Read more
Ascent Adviser | Jacob Zuma vs Kim Kardashian As advisers, our role is to develop a long-term investment strategy, and then work with you to deliver against that […] August 17, 2017Read more
Ascent Adviser | How to gain advantage from the tax increases How to gain advantage from the tax increases The (now previous) Minister of Finance introduced a number of unwelcome […] June 5, 2017Read more
GrayIssue: How to cope with ongoing uncertainty Jeanette Marais of Allan Gray suggests ways of managing your investments in these times of uncertainty, when we have no […] May 26, 2017Read more
Ascent Adviser | How does the downgrade affect you How does the downgrade affect you? What happened? S&P downgraded South Africa’s sovereign foreign currency credit rating to BB+, […] April 7, 2017Read more
Ascent Adviser | Cabinet reshuffle – How will this affect your investments? Cabinet reshuffle – How will this affect your investments? President Jacob Zuma announced a significant cabinet reshuffle that […] April 4, 2017Read more
Ascent Adviser| A Year of Dramatic events Traditionally at this time of the year we consider the year past and try to look through the noise for […] December 2, 2016Read more
Political risk rears its ugly head once again Mark Appleton of Ashburton comments on the latest events involving our Minister of Finance. October 12, 2016Read more
