Investec Focus Radio SA
Investec Focus Radio South Africa features conversations between leading minds from within Investec and other experts on economic, investment and business topics in addition to issues that go beyond wealth.
Building your resilience during a pandemic
In the latest In conversation webcast, Lesley-Anne Gatter (Head of People & Organisation, Investec Ltd) and Craig Wing (Partner, FutureWorld International) discussed building and harnessing the power of resilience for yourself, your children and your family.
The Covid algorithm: can Big Data beat the pandemic?
Tim Spector, professor of genetic Epidemiology at King's College London and the brains behind the Zoe Covid-19 Symptom Study, talks to Max Richardson, a senior investment director at Investec, about how data can help us defeat Coronavirus.
How we recruit: Investec's adapting process
Investec's recruitment process has evolved. Head of Careers, Nicola Tager, gives her take on trends that'll shape the world of work and hiring in the future.
Staying cyber secure requires a healthy dose of scepticism
Misha Glenny, one of the UK’s leading organised crime and cybersecurity experts joins “ethical hacker” Dominic White and Investec's global head of digital and technology for a discussion on how the pandemic has increased the number of cyber breaches and what you can do about it.
The new New Deal
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the country's recovery plan ahead of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's mid-term budget. Our panel of experts, Annabel Bishop, Investec Chief Economist; Chris Holdsworth, Investec Wealth & Investment Chief Investment Strategist; and David Gracey, Investec Head of Foreign Exchange and Fixed Income Trading, give an in-depth…
The geopolitical landscape post pandemic
The Covid-19 crisis has only heightened existing tensions between the global economic superpowers. Economist John Kay, British politician Philip Hammond, investor David Rubenstein, Investec's John Haynes and others discuss the US-China relationship, Brexit and other fault lines in geopolitics.
John Kay: How economists got the world wrong
John Kay, former director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and a Financial Times columnist, talks to Investec Chief Economist Philip Shaw about the thinking behind “predictive” economic theories and what we can do to avoid the pitfalls.
Part 3: The changing role of business post pandemic
In this third episode of our series on preparing for a post-pandemic world, we consider whether the crisis will serve as an inflection point in the way businesses perceive their role; as actors in society and inhabitants of a fragile planet.
Episode 6: The Women Behind the Mask – The humanity of technology
In the latest edition of The Women Behind the Mask series, a panel, made up of some of South Africa’s leading young tech entrepreneurs, discusses the Covid-19 pandemic and how it has highlighted ways in which technology can enable business activity when traditional ways of doing things are not possible…
Part 2: Preparing for the post-pandemic investment landscape
It’s been described as a crisis for main street, not Wall Street. Investment legends Howard Marks, David M. Rubenstein and James Anderson share their views on whether the pandemic will change the way we invest in the future.
Part 1: Preparing for work life post pandemic
Will working from home become the new normal? Behavioural finance expert Dan Crosby, futurist Clem Sunter, Investec’s Marc Kahn and Stephen Koseff and other experts share their insights into what the workplace will look like post pandemic.
Focus Talk: A climate conversation with Lord Malloch-Brown
Former UN Deputy Secretary General and Investec board member Lord Mark Malloch-Brown and Investec's global head of sustainability Tanya dos Santos share ideas on climate action, opportunities and building back better in a post-pandemic era.
Conservation in a time of crisis
Investec Rhino Lifeline chats to the co-founders of Care for Wild, the largest rhino sanctuary in the world on how the pandemic has impacted their work and how conservation must adapt in order to survive.
The Other Side episode 3: Rising to the telco challenge in times of pandemic
In this episode of The Other Side, we hear from Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom, and Raymond Ndlovu, CEO of CIVH, which owns fibre network firms Dark Fibre and Vumatel. The talk is facilitated by Reagile Moatshe, Head of Supplier Finance at Investec.
Episode 5: The Women Behind the Mask – Leadership through crisis
The essence of female leadership is the topic of our latest edition of Women Behind the Mask. Our panel of impressive leaders was made up of Wendy Appelbaum, owner and chair of De Morgenzon Wine Estate and member of several boards, Bongi Kunene, CEO of the Banking Association of South…
Episode 4: The Women Behind the Mask in the public sector
DTIC’s Lerato Mataboge, Eskom’s Lerato Mashinini and The National Treasury’s Tshepiso Moahloli speak to Investec’s Makoena Mabusela about tackling gender issues and uplifting women in the public sector space.
The Other Side episode 2: How retailers and property firms are tackling the pandemic
In this episode of The Other Side, two veterans of their industries, Growthpoint CEO Estienne de Klerk and Edcon CEO Grant Pattison, join David Smith, Retail Analyst at Investec, in a frank discussion of the issues facing the sectors.
Episode 3: The Women Behind the Mask – Tackling the crisis in education
Education offers not just a path to a better future for so many young South Africans, but also an investment in human capital that creates a virtuous cycle of growth and upliftment. We speak to some of the outstanding women in the sector, with a panel made up of: Dr…
Economic update | Covid-19’s impact on the local and global business landscape
The global outlook is one of unsynchronised economic recovery, says Investec Chief Economist (SA) Annabel Bishop. She predicts patchy outcomes between economies as some economies recover faster than others. What does this mean for businesses in the coming months?
Episode 2: The Women Behind the Mask in finance
Like crises in the past, Covid-19 can be a catalyst for the positive changes societies need. The financial services sector shows how this can be achieved.