by cullinanfinance | Nov 15, 2018 | Interest Rates, Thought Leadership
When the South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee meets from 20 – 22 November to discuss whether to raise interest rates or not, their decision will affect everybody in South Africa. “Up, down or stable, interest rates are a tug of war at the...
by cullinanfinance | Aug 23, 2018 | Business Finance, Thought Leadership
The difference between a traditional bank and a boutique lender can be likened to a cargo ship and a speedboat. Both will get you from A to B, but if for any reason you need to change course quickly, the speedboat is more agile than the cargo ship, and therefore your...
by cullinanfinance | Jul 25, 2018 | Thought Leadership
From murmurings of a technical recession on the home front to Trump’s trade war across the pond, not to mention the knock-on effects of emerging market movements, the cocktail of factors affecting the rand’s less than stellar performance comes down to a...
by cullinanfinance | Aug 16, 2017 | Thought Leadership
South Africa has plunged into a recession for the first time since 2009 after it contracted for a second straight quarter as all bar two industries (agriculture and mining) shrank. With policies generally aimed at economic growth, recessions are rare events. This...
