Friday, December 12, 2025
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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.

Ghost Stories #86: The “always-on” mentality at Sirius Real Estate

Sirius Real Estate is a great example of a JSE-listed property fund that gives local investors a chance to participate in offshore markets. With a strategy focused on the UK and Germany, Sirius follows an “always-on” mentality to the opportunities in those markets. To understand more about the strategy of the fund and how they win in these markets, I was joined by a full house of CEO Andrew Coombs, CFO Chris Bowman and CIO Tariq Khader. Get ready to learn all about Sirius and the opportunities for this fund.

Ghost Stories #78: Buying a house? Buy smarter with data

We all need somewhere to live, but that doesn't mean that buying property should be the default decision. Most of all, it doesn't mean that buying any property at any price is sensible. Data-led decision making is crucial when buying a home, especially in South Africa where house prices don't automatically go up. Hayley Ivins-Downes of Lightstone Property joined me to discuss the facts around property values and trends in South Africa.

GHOST STORIES #54: 2025 kick-off and fresh views on rent vs. buy

With Duma Mxenge joining Ghost Stories to kick off the 2025 year from a Satrix perspective, the conversation flowed into rent vs. buy as you haven't heard it before. Get ready for fresh perspectives in this great show.

Unlock the Stock: SA REIT focus with Keillen Ndlovu

In an Unlock the Stock with a difference, the SA REIT Association partnered with us to bring independent property analyst Keillen Ndlovu onto the platform for an overview of the SA REIT sector and a vibrant Q&A session.

Unlock the Stock: Equites Property Fund

Equites Property Fund joins Unlock the Stock for the first time. If you're interested in industrial property, this is a great discussion.

Unlock the Stock: Growthpoint

As the stalwart of the property sector, Growthpoint is always of interest to investors. With so much opportunity in this space after the pandemic, this was an excellent edition of Unlock the Stock.

Spread your assets for good and bad times

At times when global markets are falling, inflation is rising, and there are no clear signals on whether to buy or sell - like now. A diversified portfolio that includes safe-haven assets offshore suddenly looks very appealing.
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