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Consumer price inflation April 2021
Low base and higher fuel prices cause hefty increase in consumer price inflation. April's year-on-year headline consumer price inflation rate increased to 4,4% from 3,2% in March. Month-on-month CPI rose by 0,7% in April, the same as in March and February.
Consumer price inflation April 2021 | May 2021
Inflation lower in February, but hefty increases in some items on the way
February's year-on-year headline inflation rate declined to 2,9% in February from 3,2% in January. Month-on-month inflation rose by 0,7% in February compared to 0,3% in January.
Inflation lower in February, but hefty increases in some items on the way | March 2021
Economic growth bouncing from low lockdown base
The South African economy contracted by 7% in 2020 compared to 2019. In the fourth quarter of 2020 the economy grew 6,3% quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted and annualised following an upwardly revised 67,3% in the third quarter of 2020.
Economic growth bouncing from low lockdown base | March 2021
Consumer price inflation down in December
The consumer price inflation rate declined in December to 3.1% year on year from 3.2% in November. December was the 45th consecutive month that CPI was below 6%, which is the upper level of the target band. Read more on what our economists have to say.
Consumer price inflation down in December | Thursday, 21 January 2021
Fit for future: Dynamic enhancements to the Factor Series Range of Portfolios
Our investment team has undertaken an extensive review of our portfolios in the context of the expected medium-term return environment, and we will be implementing several practical and incremental enhancements to them.
Fit for future: Dynamic enhancements to the Factor Series Range of Portfolios | Monday, 14 December 2020
Responsible investment: rating our investment managers
(July 2020)
Read more on our Responsible Investment (RI) practices and rating model which establishes the level of RI practices applied by the various investment managers we appoint.
Responsible investment: rating our investment managers | Saturday, 11 July 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, 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, 27 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
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
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Investment videos
Hear from our portfolio managers on how COVID-19 has affected the economy and markets, and how they are thinking and navigating their portfolios through these challenging times. Our outcome-based investing philosophy serves as our guide to achieve prudent portfolio management through these times.
Fixed Income
Watch Ian Scott, head of fixed income, give a performance update and outlook for fixed income.
Property
Watch Pelo Manyeneng, head of property, give a performance update and outlook for property.
Systematic strategies and structuring
Watch Wayne Dennehy, head of systematic strategies and structuring, give a performance update and outlook for smart beta funds.
Retail portfolio solutions
Watch Jako de Jager, head of retail portfolio solutions, give a performance update and outlook for retail portfolios.
Institutional portfolio solutions
Watch Gerrit Le Roux, senior portfolio manager of institutional portfolio solutions, give a performance update and outlook for institutional portfolios.
Alternative investments
Watch Kamini Naidoo, alternative investments portfolio manager, give a performance update and outlook for alternative investments.
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