Johannesburg, 20 April 2026 – Only 10% of South Africans are on track to retire comfortably[1], reflecting an industry‑wide challenge where every day financial pressures, income volatility, poor saving behaviours, and increasingly complex markets undermine long‑term retirement saving during investors’ working lives.
Across the retirement industry, it is widely understoodthat outcomes are shaped
Johannesburg, 19 February 2026– Improving economic fundamentals in South Africa and other emerging markets are beginning to show a more favourable investment environment. Inflation has cooled meaningfully from post-pandemic peaks, while interest rates appear to have room to move lower. In this environment, it is critical to carefully choose investments, focus on value, and diversify with purpose
Johannesburg, 5 February 2026 – Structural forces are reshaping global markets at a faster pace, with artificial intelligence (AI), geopolitical fragmentation and the energy transition influencing investment outcomes. These forces continue to advance within real-world constraints, including energy capacity, grid bottlenecks, regulatory constraints, and financing constraints.
The Cogence 2026 Ma
Johannesburg, 4 February 2026 – Cogence, a South African global discretionary fund manager, has expanded access to global private‑market opportunities for retail investors. Cogence has achieved this expanded access through a locally anchored solution enabled by its strategic association with BlackRock, one of the world’s leading asset managers. The launch introduces two portfolios that open exposu
Johannesburg, 25 August 2025 – People are living longer than ever thanks to advances in healthcare technology, better disease prevention and generally healthier lifestyles. Research by the World Economic Forum shows that on average, retirees outlive their savings by over 10 years and for women, this gap stretches to 13 years.
Despite this, most retirement strategies are still based on traditio
Johannesburg, 14 August 2025 – Despite heightened volatility in global markets and ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Government of National Unity (GNU), investors have compelling reasons to remain optimistic and continue investing in growth assets.
South African investors have enjoyed a bumper year so far: the stock market has soared, the rand is stronger, and inflation remains low. Yet 2025
Johannesburg, 4 March 2025 – Discovery today presented its interim financial results for the six-months ended 31 December 2024 to the investor community.
Group Chief Executive, Adrian Gore, provided context to the Group’s strong performance and consistent growth across the two composites of the business. “We have emerged from a cycle of significant investment, which focused on creating new aven
Discovery Invest has returned over R20 billion to its investors in shared-value rewards. The Discovery Group-owned asset manager has paid out R6.8 billion of those benefits to clients. Another R13.2 billion has accrued to clients who haven’t reached retirement or the end of their long-term investments, which will be paid out in the coming years.
When looking at the past year’s market performance, clear structural changes have emerged. Today’s new market regime demands a pragmatic shift to find value for investors.
South Africa’s first truly global discretionary fund manager (DFM), Cogence, announces Jonel Matthee-Ferreira at its first Chief Executive Officer effective 2 January 2024. Cogence is the first South African DFM making leading global fund research and insights available to local advisers through a powerful collaboration with BlackRock, Discovery and RisCura.
Even though just over 40% of South Africans have funeral cover, only one in 10 South African consumers has life insurance. If the deceased’s estate has a cash shortfall, the funeral and immediate costs may be taken care of, but there are no backup funds available to pay for winding up the estate itself.
Johannesburg, 31 January 2023 – Off the back of a tumultuous year for investors, 2023 is set to be one that marks the dawn of a new global market regime, requiring a new investment playbook. The following outlook is provided by Discovery Invest and its partners, Ninety-One, BlackRock, and Goldman Sachs (GSAM) – world leaders in asset management.
The consensus among them converges on the view th
