Structured processes are key to managing assets in choppy markets

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In this episode, STANLIB Asset Management Multi-Asset portfolio managers Warren Buhai and Peter van der Ross talk to Jeremy Maggs about the paradox of equity markets in the US and SA scaling new highs while global and local economic growth stutters. They explain how the STANLIB Asset Management Multi-Asset team’s structured process and forward-looking scenarios are helping to anticipate and manage risk in this environment.

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2 Oct 2025 English South Africa Investing · Business News

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