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Developed market equities retraced after Fed Chairman Powell’s hawkish comments at the Jackson Hole economic symposium held in the last week of August. Any near-term hopes for a dovish Fed pivot were dashed by the…

Michael Rosen’s award-winning children’s book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt tells the story of five children who venture out to hunt a bear. In this article, investment executive LINDA EEDES tells the story of Foord’s…

The political environment is top of mind for most South Africans. Portfolio manager NANCY HOSSACK explains how Foord looks at voting trends to assess future political outcomes as part of Foord’s forward-looking…

Foord has always taken a forward-thinking approach to its multi-generational investment team. We are pleased to announce the appointment of two senior portfolio managers in Rashaad Tayob and Farzana Bayat. We expect…

Rising food and energy prices due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are compounding other inflationary pressures. Equity analyst DHERSAN CHETTY writes about how rising food inflation and rising interest rates are…

It is worthwhile at the half-year point to put context to the events of 2022, with global markets unequivocally into bear market territory. Markets took fright early in the year at higher and more persistent…