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ORT Padel Day 2026: Playing for Purpose | Otto1890
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Mandela Day 2025: Small packs. Big impact.
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Rooted in purpose: How Sasfin Wealth’s food garden project is cultivating change
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Editorial team
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CSR and sustainability2 min read
Serving for a Worthy Cause: The Sasfin Wealth Padel Cup Fundraiser Tournament
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The market rewards those who can wait | Otto1890
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Sasfin Wealth is becoming Otto1890, ushering in a new era as a standalone investment specialist business
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Editorial team
6 Nov 2025
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Economic and Market commentary: August 2026 | Otto1890
While markets stared down those loaded gun barrels, investors chose to focus rather on strong corporate earnings growth, the boom in artificial intelligence and some moderation in inflation
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The Instagram Illusion | Otto1890
Clients can be doing perfectly well. Their portfolios are growing, returns are steady, and the long-term plan is intact. Yet, like scrolling through Instagram, they begin to feel left behind.
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The Orchard Planted for Someone Else | Otto1890
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Economic and Market commentary: July 2026 | Otto1890
The June memorandum of understanding that brought peace to the US-Iran conflict was very short-lived and July was marked by continuous strikes and counterstrikes between the warring parties.
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David Shapiro reflects on oil volatility, a hawkish Fed, AI-driven growth and the resilience of US equities.
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Investment success depends more on temperament than intelligence
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