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John Stopford, head of multi-asset income at Ninety One, talks us through why higher bond yields are typically negative for equities, and what investors need to know.

Is Pick n Pay really turning around, or is Boxer masking the cracks? Merchant West Investments’s Alyssa Viljoen unpacks the results. Ninety One’s John Stopford warns of risks to equities as bonds and stocks diverge, while PSG Asset Management’s Dirk Jooste explains how understanding your Regulation 28 fund can boost…

Truffle Asset Management’s Etienne Roux shares the investment philosophy, downside protection and strategy of the Amplify Wealth Protector Fund.

Nick Kunze from Sanlam Private Wealth previews Pick n Pay’s results and unpacks the surge in oil and Sasol. Truffle Asset Management’s Etienne Roux on the secrets to a decade of successful investing. Plus, Juan Carlos from Artigas World Gold Council on how digital gold could attract a new generation…

Property analyst Keillen Ndlovu quotes Zodidi Meyiswa from Salga as reporting that at most municipalities ‘almost half of the purified water gets lost … through leakages, water-pipe bursts, theft, and non-payment’.