The World Gold Council, Linklaters and Hilltop Walk Consulting propose Wholesale Digital Gold, an innovation merging physical ownership with digital efficiency. By bridging allocated and unallocated structures, this vision could transform gold trading, settlement, and collateral use, reinforcing London’s global market leadership.

With inflation coming in line with expectations for August, tariff concerns took a backseat, Sebastian Mullins, Head of Multi-Asset and Fixed Income at Schroders Australia explores the tension between a resilient US economy and growing expectations for rate cuts.

In a world of noise and volatility, Adriaan Pask, CIO at PSG Wealth, highlights three structural risks, tech CapEx cycles, speculative investor behaviour, and US fiscal imbalances, urging investors to cut through distractions and anchor strategies in fundamentals.

Many South Africans risk undermining their long-term financial security by not distinguishing between investing for life goals and investing for retirement. Liberty’s Nosipho Nhleko unpacks why Retirement Annuities remain essential for sustainable wealth, tax efficiency, and lasting retirement income.

Old Mutual Wealth’s Izak Odendaal notes that while emerging markets are diverse and face geopolitical, demographic and structural challenges, weaker dollar trends, easing rates, attractive valuations and stronger macro fundamentals could support a cyclical rebound, offering investors renewed opportunities, including in South Africa.

Rob Nagel, Credit Portfolio Manager at Ashburton Investments, reflects on the Ashburton–Jobs Fund partnership that successfully mobilised R900 million in private capital using just R90 million in catalytic capital. The initiative supported over 26,000 jobs in sectors often overlooked by traditional investors.