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المحتوى المقدم من Standard Bank South Africa. يتم تحميل جميع محتويات البودكاست بما في ذلك الحلقات والرسومات وأوصاف البودكاست وتقديمها مباشرةً بواسطة Standard Bank South Africa أو شريك منصة البودكاست الخاص بهم. إذا كنت تعتقد أن شخصًا ما يستخدم عملك المحمي بحقوق الطبع والنشر دون إذنك، فيمكنك اتباع العملية الموضحة هنا https://ar.player.fm/legal.
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The Weekly Shyft: Episode 12

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المحتوى المقدم من Standard Bank South Africa. يتم تحميل جميع محتويات البودكاست بما في ذلك الحلقات والرسومات وأوصاف البودكاست وتقديمها مباشرةً بواسطة Standard Bank South Africa أو شريك منصة البودكاست الخاص بهم. إذا كنت تعتقد أن شخصًا ما يستخدم عملك المحمي بحقوق الطبع والنشر دون إذنك، فيمكنك اتباع العملية الموضحة هنا https://ar.player.fm/legal.

It’s August 2021, and this is the twelfth Audio Episode of “The Shyft Lift”, the regular news digest of the App for the globally-minded, based in South Africa.
In this edition we ask: Do you have a million-rand coffee habit? Saving R25 every weekday instead of spending it on coffee could give you over a million rand in the long run. The earlier you start investing, the more you can harness the power of compound interest.

In other news, central banks in Africa and around the world are considering issuing digital currencies and will be closely watching the pilot project in China. https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/6233268991001/the-investment-case-for-digital-currencies-in%20-africa/

We find out which SA shares foreign equity investors are favouring in the year to date (MTN, Amplats, Nedbank, Bytes and FirstRand. Emerging market equity inflows have amounted to USD35.6bn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vwclDaysy0&t=802s&ab_channel=FinMeUpInvesting

Primary bond market activity rose sharply in June 2021, with total issuance of bonds and commercial paper of R15.8bn, up 44% month on month and 15% year on year. Nedbank Group was the largest issuer in June. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS1uHCWMMvo

Commodity prices remain at very high levels, with iron ore and copper prices reaching all-time highs. Exports are made difficult because of low levels of rail availability and high freight rates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5fKKurpigk

The ‘net zero’ carbon pledge is being taken up by investment firms, and will affect asset prices in capital markets. The global investment industry oversees about $100-trillion of assets; SA asset managers manage about R2.9-trillion of that amount. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrHugcX4o0I

To start some dinner-party conversations, according to a 2019 report by iDefense, South Africa has the third-highest number of cybercrime victims worldwide, losing approximately R2.2-billion a year to cyber-attacks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=681CTOczw1k
Legendary economist, professor and investor Benjamin Graham said, “The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuqLGAbFurE

Amazon’s former CEO Jeff Bezos faced backlash after thanking employees and customers for paying for his maiden voyage to space. Politicians and celebrities pointed to poor working conditions, long hours and low pay for Amazon employees, also accusing Bezos of not paying his fair share of taxes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kW43CYfmHU
Napping is becoming part of the new normal, with studies that show sleeping during the day allows us to reboot and be more productive. The likes of Uber, Google and Facebook have started to encourage napping, with flexible schedules and office sleep pods to help improve productivity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN9yqF6Um98
Shyft operates under the license of The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited. (''Standard Bank''), an authorised Financial Services Provider (FSP number 11287).

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/standard-bank-southafrica/message

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المحتوى المقدم من Standard Bank South Africa. يتم تحميل جميع محتويات البودكاست بما في ذلك الحلقات والرسومات وأوصاف البودكاست وتقديمها مباشرةً بواسطة Standard Bank South Africa أو شريك منصة البودكاست الخاص بهم. إذا كنت تعتقد أن شخصًا ما يستخدم عملك المحمي بحقوق الطبع والنشر دون إذنك، فيمكنك اتباع العملية الموضحة هنا https://ar.player.fm/legal.

It’s August 2021, and this is the twelfth Audio Episode of “The Shyft Lift”, the regular news digest of the App for the globally-minded, based in South Africa.
In this edition we ask: Do you have a million-rand coffee habit? Saving R25 every weekday instead of spending it on coffee could give you over a million rand in the long run. The earlier you start investing, the more you can harness the power of compound interest.

In other news, central banks in Africa and around the world are considering issuing digital currencies and will be closely watching the pilot project in China. https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/6233268991001/the-investment-case-for-digital-currencies-in%20-africa/

We find out which SA shares foreign equity investors are favouring in the year to date (MTN, Amplats, Nedbank, Bytes and FirstRand. Emerging market equity inflows have amounted to USD35.6bn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vwclDaysy0&t=802s&ab_channel=FinMeUpInvesting

Primary bond market activity rose sharply in June 2021, with total issuance of bonds and commercial paper of R15.8bn, up 44% month on month and 15% year on year. Nedbank Group was the largest issuer in June. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS1uHCWMMvo

Commodity prices remain at very high levels, with iron ore and copper prices reaching all-time highs. Exports are made difficult because of low levels of rail availability and high freight rates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5fKKurpigk

The ‘net zero’ carbon pledge is being taken up by investment firms, and will affect asset prices in capital markets. The global investment industry oversees about $100-trillion of assets; SA asset managers manage about R2.9-trillion of that amount. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrHugcX4o0I

To start some dinner-party conversations, according to a 2019 report by iDefense, South Africa has the third-highest number of cybercrime victims worldwide, losing approximately R2.2-billion a year to cyber-attacks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=681CTOczw1k
Legendary economist, professor and investor Benjamin Graham said, “The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuqLGAbFurE

Amazon’s former CEO Jeff Bezos faced backlash after thanking employees and customers for paying for his maiden voyage to space. Politicians and celebrities pointed to poor working conditions, long hours and low pay for Amazon employees, also accusing Bezos of not paying his fair share of taxes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kW43CYfmHU
Napping is becoming part of the new normal, with studies that show sleeping during the day allows us to reboot and be more productive. The likes of Uber, Google and Facebook have started to encourage napping, with flexible schedules and office sleep pods to help improve productivity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN9yqF6Um98
Shyft operates under the license of The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited. (''Standard Bank''), an authorised Financial Services Provider (FSP number 11287).

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/standard-bank-southafrica/message

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