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Investment trip to Kenya: Insights from Old Mutual Equities

Published by Cavan Osborne on 14 May 2019

Old Mutual’s Cavan Osborne writes about a recent business trip to Kenya.

Due Diligence: ‘Spreadsheets are always wrong,’ says private equity boss

Published by Michael Avery on 30 November 2018

‘You need to be able to roll with the punches and keep making the right decisions in difficult times.’

Investment trip: Kenya in crisis, but Africa outlook improves

Published by Cavan Osborne on 27 November 2018

Growth in Kenya has been slow since the government capped the interest rate banks can charge in 2016.

Startup snapshot: ‘Collaboration is the new innovation,’ says Zimbabwean incubator CEO

Published by Justin Probyn on 11 October 2018

B2C Coworking is a Zimbabwean business accelerator, incubator and coworking space.

Investment trip to Namibia: The insights of local knowledge expose risks

Published by Cavan Osborne on 24 September 2018

We visited Namibia knowing that the macroeconomic indicators were not looking too healthy.

Meet the Boss: Paul Boynton, CEO, Old Mutual Alternative Investments

Published by Justin Probyn on 11 September 2018

‘Never pursue a career because of the commercial prospects but focus on something you find innately interesting.’

Investment trip: Nigeria on the rise, but structural challenges remain

Published by Randolph Oosthuizen on 17 April 2018

At best, it’s a fragile recovery, exacerbated by inflation, which remains stubbornly high.

Investment trip to Mauritius: Storing treasures in ‘heaven on earth’

Published by Cavan Osborne on 1 April 2018

Mauritius is looking to develop new industries.

Investment trip: Finding pearls in Uganda, the heart of Africa

Published by Cavan Osborne on 12 March 2018

Cavan Osborne, a portfolio manager at Old Mutual Equities, writes about a recent visit to Uganda.

Trip note: Investors and tourists return to Egypt

Published by Cavan Osborne on 6 February 2018

‘Egypt is now looking like the most attractive of all the larger African markets in which we invest.’

Can you bank on banking stocks now?

Published by Old Mutual Investment Group on 13 September 2017

South African banks have found themselves in the crosshairs for quite some time.

Unpacking Kenya as an investment destination

Published by Cavan Osborne on 25 April 2017

Kenya offers a mix of third-world buzz and opportunity along with first-world luxuries.

Emerging markets and the man called Trump

Published by Sharief Pansarey and Siboniso Nxumalo on 7 March 2017

A question we often get asked is: What effect will Donald Trump’s America-first policy have on emerging markets?

South Africa’s growth outlook set to improve – Old Mutual

Published by Kate Douglas on 31 October 2016

The effects of load shedding, high food prices, and drought will start to wear off.