https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/516.html South Africa Investment Management news 15 Markets & Investment news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/516.html en-us Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:44:01 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/all-that-glitters-is-not-gold-gold-demand-loses-its-shine-412129a Not everyone seems to be going for gold in Q2 2026. According to the World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends report, gold is coming back to earth after record-high prices, with demand flat year on year at 1,269t. 1-270345 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/omnicom-q2-results-built-for-an-era-where-speed-integration-and-scale-matter-most-967604a Omnicom’s revenue in the second quarter of 2026 increased $2.5bn to $6.6bn as compared to the second quarter of 2025, primarily due to the acquisition of IPG, which closed on November 26, 2025, and constant currency revenue growth. 1-270324 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africa-impact-investing-leaders-are-heading-to-cape-town-this-september-967634a As impact investing continues to gain momentum across the continent, professionals looking to drive meaningful social and environmental change have a unique opportunity to sharpen their skills and expand their networks at the Impact Investing in Africa Executive Education course, taking place in Cape Town from 7–11 September 2026. 1-270304 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africa-to-weather-billion-dollar-storm-as-super-el-nino-approaches-189146a The African Development Bank’s top climate expert told Reuters that an impending “super” El Niño is likely to inflict a combined $10bn to $20bn hit on affected African countries and trigger mass migration from hard-hit areas. 1-270198 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/rand-slides-past-r1680-after-surprise-reserve-bank-rate-hold-523510a The South African rand weakened by more than 2% against the US dollar in the immediate aftermath of Thursday's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announcement that it had left interest rates unchanged, catching markets off guard after they had widely expected another 25 basis-point increase. 1-270166 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/surprise-hold-reserve-bank-freezes-rate-at-7-301308a Today's decision by the Reserve Bank will come as a relief to many, with the repo rate remaining unchanged at 7.0% and the prime lending rate holding steady at 10.5%. Four MPC members supported the decision to maintain the policy rate, while two favoured an increase of 25 basis points. 1-270153 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/reserve-bank-dilemma-will-cpi-surprise-trigger-another-rate-hike-078025a The Reserve Bank's MPC will announce its latest monetary policy decision this afternoon, with markets, businesses and consumers now looking to potentially price in a 25 basis-point rate hike. 1-270137 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/pressure-makes-no-diamonds-sa-mining-production-takes-a-dip-412779a A drop in commodity prices and the ongoing deadlock at the Strait of Hormuz led to a dip in South African mining production in May, despite 7.8% year-on-year growth in April. Seasonally adjusted total mining production fell 4.5% year-on-year in May. 1-270095 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/investor-confidence-drives-new-phase-for-cape-industrial-property-market-078375a Developers are increasingly building industrial facilities in the Cape Metropole without first securing tenants, signalling growing confidence in one of South Africa's strongest-performing commercial-property markets. 1-270057 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/5-cybersecurity-challenges-sas-financial-institutions-need-to-tackle-now-745082a The South African Banking Risk Information Centre recorded an 86% year-on-year rise in digital banking fraud to 97,975 cases, with losses up 74% to R1.888bn. And as AI-powered attack tools become more accessible, the gap between a vulnerability being discovered and exploited is collapsing. The controls regulation is building toward, may simply arrive more slowly than the threats already at the door. 1-270022 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Markets & Investment South Africa