Ghost Biz - 3 July 2025

In the Alexforbes Lead Story: A new article by Aimee Langford, the Head Actuary at Alexforbes, highlights the importance of carefully planning retirement income, including decisions around taking a lump sum and choosing between guaranteed and living annuities. Angie Scholtz spoke to Aimee Langford about this.

Today in Ghost Biz, Gary Stroebel and The Finance Ghost discuss: - South African Banks – Why Fitch's credit rating upgrades for Standard Bank, Nedbank and FirstRand are good news for funding costs, shareholders and the broader banking sector. - Oando – The Nigerian energy company listed on the JSE,…

In the Alexforbes Lead Story: MobiPay has achieved the internationally recognised ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for information security management. The certification recognises the company's systems for managing information security, governance, and risk, and reinforces its commitment to protecting customer and business data. Angie Scholtz spoke to Delvalene Nghimbwasha, the compliance manager…

Coming up in the Market Watch — Michelle van Wyk speaks to Ray Auala, Head of Markets at RMB, about uncertainty in Namibia's borrowing plans, what a positive FID announcement could mean for government financing, and where investors are finding value in the bond market.

In Tech Talk Gerald tells us all about the 5 AI skills every business leader needs.