What coronavirus means for your investments
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases increases worldwide, this has a knock-on effect on supply, demand, and your investments. However, panic shouldn’t motivate your investment decisions, whether they’re big or small. Get advice from a certified financial adviser and read the articles below before you disinvest or make any hasty investment decisions.
Our ability to deliver on our promise to you remains strong
Momentum Metropolitan remains well capitalised, even after the dramatic volatility observed over the past few weeks. Our investment strategy for the assets backing our capital buffer has always been cautious and, while the drop in equity markets will result in increased capital requirements, Momentum Metropolitan is strongly capitalised and able to comfortably meet these requirements. We have a strong balance sheet management team that monitors liquidity requirements continuously and ensures that we can meet our commitments to our policyholders. Our ability to honour claims remains without question.
Momentum Investments answers your investment questions
You asked - and our financial experts have answered. Whether you’re a Momentum client, financial adviser or business owner, we’ve compiled answers to the questions that most concern you.
Mapping out economic scenarios for COVID-19 and how it relates to your individual investments
In this report, our macro-research team report maps out various economic scenarios for COVID-19, discussing how bad it could get and what is already discounted by financial markets.
Mapping out economic scenarios for COVID-19 (retail) | Monday, 30 March 2020
Mapping out economic scenarios for COVID-19 and how it relates to your business’ investments
In this report, our macro-research team reports on various economic scenarios for COVID-19, discussing worst- and best-case scenarios and what it means for your business.
Mapping out economic scenarios for COVID-19 (institutional) | Monday, 30 March 2020
We remain committed to your
individual investment goals
Chief investments officer, Sonja Saunderson, discusses the importance of staying invested, as our outcome-based investing philosophy has protected our funds from the sharp drawdowns in local and global markets.
We remain committed to your investment goals (retail) | Friday, 20 March 2020, updated Friday, 27 March 2020
We remain committed to your
business’ investment goals
Being a business ourselves, we understand that staying invested is crucial. Chief investments officer, Sonja Saunderson, discusses our outcome-based investing philosophy that has protected our portfolios from the sharp drawdowns in local and global markets.
We remain committed to your investment goals (institutional) | Friday, 20 March 2020, updated Friday, 27 March 2020
Securing your retirement
Jeanette Marais, chief executive officer of Momentum Investments, and Dumo Mbethe, chief executive officer of Momentum Corporate, share some insights on how to ride out the volatility and maintain a positive and long-term view on your investments.
Securing your retirement | Tuesday, 24 March 2020