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AI
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories #97: From mechanical work to judgement in portfolio management – reallocating human effort with AI
Institutional investors with complex structures face multiple challenges in managing their investments. At Forvis Mazars in South Africa, the team is actively working on AI-driven solutions to help clients reallocate time from mechanical work to judgement work. Shane Cooper and Rishi Juta joined me to explain what they've been building.
DealMakers
The risks of shadow AI in M&A transactions
Measures can be implemented in the due diligence process to identify Shadow AI risks, and to mitigate the damage.
Dominique Olivier
Profits in America, job losses everywhere: the asymmetric AI problem
As artificial intelligence begins reshaping the labour market, the real risk may lie in the turbulent gap between jobs lost and jobs created. The uncomfortable question is whether our economic safety nets are built for disruption at this speed and scale. Is AI just Internet 2.0, or something far more worrying for policymakers? Dominique Olivier explores this topic.
Dominique Olivier
The problem with obedience
One of history's most unsettling experiments shows us that ethics tend to fall by the wayside when people are "following orders".
Is this inherent flaw in humanity an area where AI might have the moral upper hand? Dominique Olivier explores this concept by taking us through Stanley Milgram's famous experiment from the 1960s. As always, the history books teach us a valuable lesson.
Podcasts
WEF2026 | AI: from hype cycle to hard choices
AI has moved beyond experimentation. It now sits at the centre of decision-making. At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the conversation is clear - how can leaders use AI to drive growth, manage risk and reshape work.
In episode 2 of Investec's Davos Debrief series, Jeremy Maggs speaks to Lyndon Subroyen, Investec’s Global Head of Digital & Technology.
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories #87: Lessons from 2025 – discipline over drama
As we look back on a fascinating year in the markets, Nico Katzke (Head of Portfolio Solutions at Satrix) delivered a fantastic mix of insights on this podcast that can be applied to your strategy in 2026 and beyond. From being careful not to learn the wrong lessons through to choosing simplicity over complexity, there's a lot of great stuff in here to get you ready for another year in the markets.
Dominique Olivier
19 November 2025: the last day that we could trust our eyes
A shift in AI has severed the link between images and reality. Now we’re left navigating a world where our eyes can’t keep up. Tapping into her art school days and a famous book named Ways of Seeing, Dominique Olivier contemplates the latest jump forward in AI image generation - and what it means for trust on the internet.
DealMakers
South Africa’s retail revolution
Retailers are divesting non-core assets to fund complementary bets: fintech stacks, AI-driven personalisation, and last-mile tech.
