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Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories #80: Taming the herd – how to navigate bubbles, biases and big market moves
Kingsley Williams is the Chief Investment Officer at Satrix, which means he has built his career around being a student of the markets. He started working right before the dot com bubble, so Kingsley has seen exactly what happens when you have herd mentality in the markets.
Bubbles. Biases. Big market moves and the way they make people behave - it's all here in this great conversation around how to stay sane in a market that is driven by emotion, and one of the most dangerous human traits of all: greed.
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories #77: What AI means for real-world business – and for your job
AI has dominated the headlines this year and is the cause of seemingly bottomless investment in markets like the US. This is technology theatre at its finest, accompanied by flashy presentations and even flashier share prices at the world's biggest tech companies. But what impact is it actually having on the corporates on the ground who are the eventual users of the service? And what does it mean for jobs? Shane Cooper of Forvis Mazars in South Africa joined me to unpack these topics.
DealMakers
The impact of AI on M&A transactions
The proliferation of AI-enabled businesses creates new complexities in transaction evaluation and execution,.
DealMakers
How AI is revolutionising the M&A deal cycle
AI tools are designed to amplify human judgment, streamline decision-making, and unlock deeper strategic insights across every stage of a transaction.
Satrix
Autonomous Investing (AI) – Myth or Reality?
In an age dominated by AI innovations that blur the lines between reality and generative fiction, autonomous investing seems like the logical next frontier. Here, Nico Katzke of Satrix explores which parts of investing are likely to be impacted by AI – and (spoiler alert), the impact may not be what you expect.
Dominique Olivier
Artificial intelligence isn’t emotional intelligence: you have (not) been warned
We’ve slapped warning labels on everything from cigarettes to vodka to energy drinks. But when it comes to one of today’s biggest threats to mental health, the packaging is spotless. No disclaimers, no alerts - just a friendly blinking cursor and a "therapist" that wants you to keep talking. Dominique Olivier unpacks a worrying use case for AI.
Sponsored
Talent Scarcity: How South African Businesses can Overcome the Skills Shortage
With talent rising as a strategic priority in 2025, just under half of organisations in the Forvis Mazars C-Suite Barometer: Outlook 2025 continue to report a struggle to recruit talented people, with the emphasis shifting to high-quality employees at more junior levels. Daniella Frank and Susan Truter give more details.
Dominique Olivier
The court of public opinion: does it matter?
Public backlash may be loud, but it appears as though capitalism has noise-cancelling headphones. Using SeaWorld and Duolingo as examples, Dominique Olivier examines whether the bark of social media outrage has any bite.
