Financial Markets

Ventures Platform Closes Pan-African Fund II at $84M  Final close exceeds $75 million target, with new institutional backing from EBRD, Alphatron, and Norfund amidst a...

Prescient Securities delivered another strong performance at the 2026 Financial Mail (FM) Top Analyst Awards, securing two category wins and seven top 3 firm...

Something has shifted in South Africa's investor base, and most of the industry is pretending it hasn't. The client who walks into an adviser's...

In the first half of 2025, 92% of actively managed funds benchmarked against the S&P South Africa 50 lagged the index. Over the past...

LOCAL STABILITY MEETS GLOBAL VOLATILITY Why this could be a defining year for traders. “For much of the past decade, South African markets have faced significant...

There was a time when people stuffed banknotes into mattresses, books and biscuit tins because they didn’t trust the banks. Bankers saw it as...

JOHANNESBURG – As the intersection of artificial intelligence and financial markets grows more complex, the need for transparent, high-level educational resources has never been...

In an era of market volatility, Mohammad Mahdi Hemmatpour, founder of ForexBaz, introduces a risk-first approach to global trading, empowering a new generation of...

Financial markets have always been information games, but the rules have changed. The modern investor isn’t competing against a handful of analysts with news...

Strong trading activity, sustained client engagement, leadership expansion, and strategic partnerships define a landmark quarter and an exceptional year. CFI Financial Group, the region’s leading...

Three market trends South African traders cannot ignore “As we enter 2026, traders must understand that the big forces shaping markets have shifted gears. “If you...

“When I speak with young professionals and founders across South Africa, one theme keeps coming up. Women are doing the work, carrying households, starting...