
Sanlam partnership helps Ninety One grow to record AUM
The completed transaction added scale, while a recovery in client demand pushed the asset manager back into net positive flows after last year’s outflows.

The completed transaction added scale, while a recovery in client demand pushed the asset manager back into net positive flows after last year’s outflows.

The new CEO says foreign flows are mixed and timing remains tricky, but points to a stronger deal pipeline and reforms aimed at keeping longer-term investors engaged.

The group says the industry is moving towards customised solutions, prompting it to hand active management to Ninety One and focus on alternatives, distribution, and emerging markets.

The GIFT City operation, together with the Lloyd’s syndicate and Avatar acquisition, is part of the group’s move to broaden its risk base and underwriting capabilities.

The tie-up will begin with global equity and emerging market ETFs and is designed to widen access to active strategies across international markets.

Global shocks may be getting harder to forecast, and the real task is constructing portfolios that can withstand a wider range of outcomes.

South Africa leads Bank of America’s EEMEA rankings despite severe market losses, highlighting resilience, strong dividends, and sustained investor interest.

Currency movements, bond market distortions, reinsurance losses, and strategic investment spending combined to weigh on Sanlam’s reported results.

Research finds that mergers and restructuring drive nearly half of JSE delistings and highlights that the determinant of listing activity is economic growth.

For investors, geopolitics is no longer background noise. It is a core driver of supply chains, inflation, and sovereign risk premia, says Momentum’s Sanisha Packirisamy.

John Stopford says future market returns may be shaped by different forces than those of the past decade, with implications for South African assets.

As optimism rises and valuations stretch, there is a shift from broad exposure to disciplined, valuation-driven analysis.

South Africa’s removal from the EU’s high-risk list eases regulatory friction, but economists caution that rebuilding investor confidence will be gradual.

Behind the viral humour lies a deeper story about geopolitics, energy risk and why disciplined, diversified investing could define returns as markets head into a potentially “Goldilocks” 2026.

Morningstar’s Investment Outlook for 2026 highlights trends in the US and domestic equity markets that it believes advisers and investors should watch.

The ratings agency says long-awaited reforms could finally lift South Africa onto a firmer growth path, with momentum expected to build steadily from 2026.

South Africa’s relatively high-risk score reflects governance, security, and structural weaknesses, while its moderate resilience suggests the potential to recover – if reforms are pursued.