24 January 2013, Thursday

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 Monetary Policy Committee leaves the Repo rate unchanged. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Tom Winterboer, Financial Services Leader for Africa and Southern Africa at PwC on their latest South African CEO Survey; Ian Anderson, Chief Investment Officer at Grindrod Asset Management on gains in listed property; Dwayne Kloppers, Modelling Actuary and Head of Special Projects at Alexander Forbes on their first Liability Driven Investment Survey; and Cavan Osborne, Portfolio Manager at Old Mutual Investment Group South Africa on African equities. Market Analyst for the evening Ricus Reeders, Portfolio Manager at PSG Konsult provided commentary on various interest points that made the day's headlines including South African Airways opposes the 1Time takeover, the JSE All Share Index reaches a record high, Cipla deals with India’s Government, the cost of getting to Davos, ANC Chief Whip apologises to Implats, and turmoil on one of Harmony’s mines. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Land Reform in South Africa" with guests Dave Steward, Executive Director at the Centre for Constitutional Rights; Dennis George, General Secretary of the Federation of Unions of South Africa; and Louis Meintjes, President of the Transvaal Agriculture Union of South Africa with commentary by Dr Theo de Jager, Deputy President and Chairman of the Policy Committee on Transformation at Agri SA; and Zandisile Maswana, Farmer from Kingscote in the Eastern Cape.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 9: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

South African Reserve Bank Leaves Repo Rate Unchanged

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 3:

Annual South African CEO Survey

Guest:

Tom Winterboer
Financial Services Leader for Africa and Southern Africa
PwC

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Segment 4:

Can listed property keep its gains?

Guest:

Ian Anderson
Chief Investment Officer
Grindrod Asset Management

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Segment 5:

Commentary on South African Airways (SAA) opposing 1Time Takeover, JSE All Share Reaching a Record High, and Benchmark Interest Rates Remains Unchanged 

Commentator:

Ricus Reeders
Portfolio Manager
PSG Konsult

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Segment 6:

South Africa’s First Liability Driven Investments (LDI) Survey to Evaluate Ultra-low Risk Pension Solutions

Guest:

Dwayne Kloppers
Modelling Actuary and Head of Special Projects
Alexander Forbes

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Segment 7:

African Equities Look to be a Smart Diversifier for 2013

Guest:

Cavan Osborne
Portfolio Manager
Old Mutual Investment Group South Africa (OMIGSA)

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Segment 8:

Commentary on Cipla deals with India’s Government, the Cost of Getting to Davos, ANC Chief Whip apologises to Implats, and Turmoil on One of Harmony’s Mines

Commentator:

Ricus Reeders
Portfolio Manager
PSG Konsult

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Segment 9:

Land Reform in South Africa

Guests (panel discussion):

Dave Steward
Executive Director
Centre for Constitutional Rights

Dennis George
General Secretary
Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa)

Louis Meintjes
President
Transvaal Agriculture Union of South Africa (TAU SA)

Commentators:

Dr Theo de Jager
Deputy President, and
Chairman of the Policy Committee on Transformation at Agri SA

Zandisile Maswana
Farmer from Kingscote, Eastern Cape

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