[TOP STORY] Looking at the US and its markets in 2025

Momentum Head of Asset Allocation Herman van Papendorp expects ‘earnings growth momentum might be slightly slower than pre-Iran, but it's still going to be there, still going to be significant’.

Chantal Marx from FNB Wealth & Investments unpacks directors’ dealings and whether investors should place much weight on insider buying or selling. Herman van Papendorp from Momentum asks whether the case for EM equities over DM still holds as the Iranian war rattles markets. And Robert Gwerengwe, CEO of Wesbank,…

Themba Sibiya from Sasria explains that the Wrap Cover change to highlight for clients is that the rates are now based on occupancy and the industry a client falls into.

Petri Redelinghuys from Herenya Capital Advisors unpacks the key trade to watch when the Iran conflict winds down. Anelmari Truter from Tax Consulting SA breaks down Sars’s intensified focus on high-wealth individuals and donation structures – what’s changing and what it means for taxpayers. Plus, Themba Sibiya from Sasria on…

‘Treasury has indicated that there will be consistency and certainty around how retail hedge funds are taxed in line with traditional unit trusts, which … talks well to the motif of saving in South Africa’ – Hayden Reinders, Prescient Fund Services.