In The Press

As published in Business Day on 2 August 2024 By Flagship Asset Management fund manager Philip Short The gold price remains on a record-breaking run as we head towards the unpredictable US elections, buoyed by its historical and increasingly attractive 21st-century geopolitical and macroeconomic attributes. But will it continue to rally even though it falls...

As featured in Business Day on 16 July 2024 By Flagship Asset Management global equity analyst Gerhard Janse van Vuuren China was one of the hot topics on Wall Street until investors turned their backs on it. China’s spectacular four-decade rise to global superpower made it the darling of the investment world. Its...

As published in Business Day on 24 June 2024 The popularity of seagoing holidays has risen over the past three decades. Depending on personal preference, one’s idea of an ideal holiday might not involve being confined to a ship at sea. Yet, for every person that dislikes the idea of a cruise...

As published in Citywire on 31 May 2024 By Patrick Cairns The Flagship IP Worldwide Flexible fund of funds takes ‘an active top-down approach’ to asset allocation decisions. The Flagship IP Worldwide Flexible fund of funds has gone through a number of iterations since it was launched...

As published in Business Day on 18 March 2024 By Portfolio Manager, JD Hayward Writing about peace and war can be a delicate subject. While the past few decades have been relatively peaceful across most of the developed world, many developing countries have not enjoyed a similar...

As published in Business Day on 20 February 2024 By Flagship fund manager JD Hayward Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has quickly shown that very few professions can claim to be future proof. Several large US companies, including Blackrock, UPS and Duolingo recently stated that AI advancements were, at...