Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) 

Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) 

Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)  Morningstar South Africa Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, tabled the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament on 1st November, providing an update on South Africa’s finances and in particular its...

Morningstar Market Commentary October 2023

Morningstar Market Commentary October 2023

Market and Economic Summary Global markets continued their downward trend this month, posting another negative performance. Global equity markets recorded their third consecutive negative return this month, as sentiment toward risk assets waned. The “higher for...

Back to basics – Principles of investing 

Back to basics – Principles of investing 

Back to basics - Principles of investing Debra Slabber, Director: Portfolio Specialist, Morningstar South Africa Sometimes I find it incredibly difficult to make sense of this crooked world we live in, and I often hear how perplexed investors are as well. The economy...

From Johannesburg to Japan: How to resist the magnetism of the magnificent seven |

Tamryn Lamb, Tim Acker and Graeme Forster

How to think about investing in an energy-short and volatile world |

Tamryn Lamb, Duncan Artus and Alec Cutler

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