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In this episode of Ghost Stories, The Finance Ghost is joined by Siyabulela Nomoyi from Satrix to unpack one of the most important, yet often misunderstood, concepts in investing: benchmarks. From retail portfolios to institutional mandates, we explore why returns only tell half the story and why every investment outcome needs a meaningful point of comparison.

Artificial intelligence is moving faster than almost anyone expected. After attending two of the world's biggest technology conferences in Boston and San Francisco, Investec global equity analysts David Smith and Zane Bezuidenhout unpack what they learned from the executives shaping AI's future. From surging demand and infrastructure bottlenecks to agentic AI and the companies best placed to benefit, they explore what investors should be watching next. This podcast is hosted by Jeremy Maggs.

In this episode of the Ghost Stories podcast, The Finance Ghost sits down with Reza Fakie, portfolio co-manager of the Old Mutual Investment Group Global Managed Alpha Fund. The fund has delivered consistent outperformance against its benchmark since inception, but the real story is how it does it. Reza takes us inside the world of quantitative investing.

This episode of the Ghost Bites podcast on YouTube and Apple Podcasts / Spotify features Argent Industrial, Aspen, Coronation, Ninety One, Prosus, South32 - and a dog in a superhero cape!

This episode of the Ghost Bites podcast on YouTube and Apple Podcasts / Spotify covers Accelerate Property Fund, Alphamin, Purple Group and Sappi.

Are South African consumers past the worst of the fuel shock? Household budgets have been hit by higher fuel prices, rising inflation and pressure on real wages. But fuel prices are starting to fall. The risk is timing. Will relief arrive before households are forced to cut back further? Host Jeremy Maggs unpacks the consumer outlook with Annabel Bishop, Investec Chief Economist, on No Ordinary Wednesday.

From humble beginnings selling Bluetooth car kits to building Planetworld into a diversified importer and distributor of 78 global brands, Planetworld co-founder and CEO Maurice van Heerden shares a refreshingly honest view of what it takes to scale a business. 

The recently launched Ghost Bites podcast brings you an audio supplement to the daily Ghost Bites that you know and love in Ghost Mail. This gives me an opportunity to expand on certain topics in detail, while bringing in the results of the poll as well. This episode covers the recent credit ratings upgrade for the banks, as well as Hyprop's capital raise.