Standard Bank update confirms bull market

CEO Quintin Rossi believes it was ‘the first half year that all of our sub-sectoral investment assets have made a contribution towards the performance’.

Schalk Louw of PSG Old Oak on strong results from Clicks, Amplats's update as PGMs creep higher, and Cashbuild's decent update amid tough trading conditions. Spear Reit CEO Quintin Rossi's insights on the group's H1 results. Simon's thoughts on not panicking when long-term investments have a short-term stumble.

If China doesn't have any growth ‘that really will impact our exporters, especially our commodity exporters, in terms of their being able to sell stuff into China’ – Ndivhuho Netshitenzhe from Stanlib.

Chantal Marx from FNB Wealth & Investments discusses Famous Brands’s modest revenue growth, emphasising their focus on cost control. STANLIB’s Ndivhuho Netshitenzhe highlights key economic challenges China is facing. Meanwhile, Debra Slabber from Morningstar SA shares a fresh perspective on South African equities.

‘We see ourselves as a business that wants to help build the African continent and make a sustainable difference in those economies in which we operate’ – Steven Rosenberg, CEO of Sanlam Alternative Investments.