18 June 2012, Monday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, Glenn Lewington broadcast the business and economic news of the day followed by up-to-date financial indicators, and the Classic Business and News teams reported on the day’s news including the elections in Greece and challenges facing the platinum sector. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist at First National Bank on their latest FNB/BER Construction Confidence Index; Glenn Silverman, Global CIO of Investment Solutions on Brazil; and Warren Geers, General Manager for Bonds and Financial Derivatives at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on their new billing models. Market Analyst for the evening Gerbrand Smit, Fund Manager at NeFG Fund Management provided commentary on various interest points that made the day's headlines. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Land Issues in South Africa" with guests Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist at the Efficient Group; Pieter Groenewald, Spokesman on Rural Development and Land Affairs for the Freedom Front Plus; André Visser, Partner at Adams and Adams Attorneys; and Patrick Craven, National Spokesman for the Congress of South African Trade Unions; with commentary by Annelize Crosby, Legal and Policy Advisor for Agri SA.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 8: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

Commentator:

Gerbrand Smit
Fund Manager
NeFG Fund Management

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Segment 2:

FNB/BER Construction Confidence Index

Guest:

Cees Bruggemans
Chief Economist
First National Bank (FNB)

Commentator:

Gerbrand Smit
Fund Manager
NeFG Fund Management

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Segment 3:

Report on the Outcomes of the Greek Elections

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

Commentator:

Gerbrand Smit
Fund Manager
NeFG Fund Management

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Segment 4:

Brazil – Its Economy, People and Politics and the Impact it has on South Africa

Guest:

Glenn Silverman
Global CIO 
Investment Solutions

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Segment 5:

Report on the Challenges Facing the Platinum Industry in South Africa

Reporter:

 Kgomotso Mathe

Guest:

Gerbrand Smit
Fund Manager
NeFG Fund Management

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Segment 6:

New Billing Models at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) 

Guest:

Warren Geers
General Manager for Bonds and Financial Derivatives
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)

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Segment 7:

 Commentary on Truworths and Ellies Profits and Berlin on the Greek Bailout

Commentator:

Gerbrand Smit
Fund Manager
NeFG Fund Management

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Segment 8:

Land Issues in South Africa

Guests (panel discussion):

Dawie Roodt
Chief Economist
Efficient Group

Pieter Groenewald
Spokesman on Rural Development and Land Affairs
Freedom Front Plus (FFP)

André Visser
Partner
Adams and Adams Attorneys

Patrick Craven
National Spokesman
Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu)

Commentary:

Annelize Crosby
Legal and Policy Advisor
Agri SA

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