Finweek - English

Finweek is South Africa’s leading financial weekly magazine focusing on investment. With its brisk, creative and authoritative analysis of business and investment issues, it’s an essential business tool in the daily battle for competitive advantage. Today's business decision-makers have to cope with increased pressure on their time and are expected, more than ever before, to succeed in the face of stiffer competition. Finweek provides relevant information in quick bytes, along with award-winning investment advice.

from the editor

The future of art • The art industry was not spared from the devastating impact of Covid-19. What are the current trends?

The (waning) influence of communism • The SACP recently celebrated its centenary, but is there still a place for communism in a modern world?

Finweek - English

in brief

DOUBLE TAKE

People are no longer simply numbers • In the field of human resources, there is one trend that stands out above the rest: a sharper focus on employees.

New ‘driving’ position for RBPlats’ Rossouw • David McKay talks to Hanré Rossouw about his departure from RBPlat and his new position at Sasol.

The Great Coal Escape • It seems as if companies selling their coal resources may have been a bit hasty as the world needs the fuel.

Transnet crisis emphasises urgency to invest and reinvent • A recent cyber attack on Transnet operations has laid bare multiple vulnerabilities.

Exposure to global property • The fund seeks to generate positive income and capital returns over the medium to long term.

Back on track

Another hurdle crossed

Soon to claim buy-and-hold status

When companies are turned around • What to look for when a once high-flying company is trying to sort out its affairs.

Is a global market correction on the cards? • As long as the Fed leads easy monetary policy, a muted reaction to tapering money supply may be in the offing.

Simon’s stock tips • Founder and director of investment website JustOneLap.com, Simon Brown, is finweek’s resident expert on the stock markets. In this column he provides insight into recent market developments.

The SA market in perspective MARKETS • The last decade has not been good for the SA economy. Where did things go wrong and can we expect an upturn?

A sector that delivers • Is there money to be made from the global listed delivery sector?

Buying a piece of the future • How can a retail investor gain access to aluminium – likely the hottest ‘green technology’ metal in the years to come?

SA’s trade surpluses hide an inconvenient truth • Analysing the reasons for the surplus show that the economy remains in a precarious position and is very vulnerable to the commodity cycle.

Dividends: What’s not to love? • Owners of mining shares are enjoying super dividends. Simon Brown explains why a dividend is such an important part of investment.

LISTED GROCERY RETAILERS PICK UP THE PIECES — AND MAYBE MORE MARKET SHARE • finweek analyses the outlook for South Africa’s Big Five grocery retailers in the aftermath of July’s riots and looting.

THE UNDERLYING DYNAMICS OF THE GROCERY RETAIL SEGMENT

WHO WOULD YOU BUY IF YOU WENT SHOPPING?

HOW WILL SA’S NEW FINANCE MINISTER TACKLE STATE SPENDING? • The boost to tax revenue shouldn’t be seen as a permanent windfall. Structural problems to SA’s fiscus remains.

COUNTING THE COST OF CHAOS • Commercial property owners weigh up the costs of damage from the recent riots and looting.

BUSINESS Bucking the trend and starting your own business • Small businesses in SA notoriously struggle to comply with the government’s onerous regulations for conducting business. finweek looks at what it takes to...