June edition - 2021

Out of the Ordinary insight into today’s world of business, from Investec Private Banking

Economic update with Chris Holdsworth

Investec’s investment strategist Chris Holdsworth focuses on two key themes globally – the latest Covid-19 numbers in terms of vaccinations and infections as well as inflation that seems to be picking up, with little certainty on what to expect in the next few months.

The importance of estate and liquidity analysis

Investec Life’s Chandika Bhana explains how you can offset potential estate taxes and ensure there is sufficient cash available to settle your estate timeously.

The sun sets on 12J VCCs – what are the lessons from the last decade?

As 12J Venture Capital Company (VCC) investments and its tax incentive come to an end in June, Nosiphiwo Balfour looks back at an often controversial and misunderstood investment programme.

Four TMT trends you can’t afford to ignore in 2021

From 5G conspiracies to the growth of the cloud, the coming age of intelligent edge computing and the rise of the virtual doctor, here are the biggest technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) predictions for 2021.

Mobile-centricity is banking’s ‘new normal’

Any bank without a mobile-first digital strategy risks losing relevance in a rapidly evolving consumer environment.

Protect your cash: invest for growth

Emerging markets generally thrive in a risk-on environment and South African businesses must have a solid cash investment plan in place to capitalise on the uptick.