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Market brushes off Optasia’s strong results

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Independent analyst Jimmy Moyaha unpacks Optasia’s results as the stock trades below its 1900c IPO price. Helanya Fourie from Bureau Economic Research explains why GDP is no longer enough – and why we need a faster, more responsive alternative. Plus, Jono Bowling from Standard Bank Group breaks down the auto call feature in structured products and unpacks their new AI version, now open for applications.

17 Mar 1AM English South Africa Business News · Business

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