Nompu Siziba

Despite a tough year, the short-term insurer managed to up its gross written premiums by 7%: Hennie Nel – CFO, Santam.

‘January and February had very high Covid claims’ - Risto Ketola, group finance director at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings.

In South Africa...intellectual property is not yet taken seriously: Matome Ralephenya – Founder, Patent Business Solutions.

Alan Pullinger – CEO, FirstRand.

David Munro – CEO, Liberty.

Preston Narainsamy, portfolio manager at Nedbank Private Wealth, on market movements, the oil price, gold's direction and the case for holding it, financials' trade on the day, and Liberty and Momentum's results.

Intrinsic net asset value has declined 1.9% to R3.28bn, or R12.99/share; so no dividend payout again: CEO Mustaq Brey.

‘Our digital banking income grew by about 14% ... even though some of the income in that is dependent on interest rates, and interest rates have come down’ – CEO Michael Sassoon.

Paul Simon – Founder of YDE and We are EGG: 'I was of the opinion that whatever I would touch would turn to gold, and in fact the first business I started post-YDE was a complete failure. Lessons...from that are still with me and probably grounded me.'

David Shapiro – Deputy chairman of Sasfin Securities, on trends in global interest rates, inflation spike expectations, local small- and medium-cap share activity, the gold price and gold miners, ARM interims and more.

Alan Shannon – executive: professional and small-business banking client engagement at Nedbank & Colin Timmis – Country Manager: South Africa at Xero.

Kase Mahlaku - Director: Litigation and Dispute Resolutions, Gwina Attorneys.

The sharp decline in agricultural employment and seasonal labour, as well as rising food and petrol prices, may have been major contributors to lowering SA’s ranking in the index: Agbiz economist Wandile Sihlobo.

Spur CEO Val Nichas discusses strategies implemented for both staff retention and store survival during the Covid onslaught, as well as its interim results.

Chantal Marx – Head: research, FNB Wealth and Investment on resources driving the JSE's run, the risk in investing in cryptocurrencies, as well as Spur and Cashbuild interims.