News & Updates
In our News & Updates section, we’ll keep you informed about what is happening at MeDirect Group. Through this section we also publish weekly market updates provided by well-established fund houses and other interesting financial reads. Make sure to visit often to keep yourself up to date.
Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton
Equities in the United States and Europe continued their grind higher in a holiday-shortened week, which led to lighter volumes and newflow last week. There were concerns over rising COVID-19 cases in a number of countries.
The Power of Financial Habits
We all know we should be doing things like saving for retirement, paying off our debt, or monitoring our spending, but these “shoulds” are hard to put into practice. How can we get ourselves to accomplish our “shoulds”? One way is to develop healthy financial habits.
BlackRock Commentary: Sustainable investing – it’s a long game
The powerful economic restart has led to a rally in the traditional energy sector. This has raised concerns that sustainable assets may face pressure after stellar performance in 2020. BlackRock view such a short-term focus as misguided. The power of the near-term restart should not be confused with the slow transition to sustainability that BlackRock see driving long-term returns.
MeDirect Bank demonstrates resilience and accelerates its transformation
The Group has remained resilient and operates with strong capital and liquidity ratios, well in excess of regulatory requirements.
BlackRock Commentary: Why we still like technology stocks
The recent bond yield spike has been blamed for pressuring tech stocks as they are seen as vulnerable to rising rates. BlackRock believe this view is too simplistic: tech is a diverse sector and the driver of higher yields matters more than the rise itself. Their new nominal theme implies central banks will be slower to raise rates to curb inflation than in the past, supporting their pro-risk stance and preference for tech.
Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton
The COVID-19 situation in Europe remains precariously balanced, which weighed on reopening hopes. The grounded tanker in the Suez Canal also continues to attract attention, with media reports suggesting nearly 200 ships carrying US$10 billion of goods were stalled as a result of the blockage.
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