INSIGHTS

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Los Angeles Lakers are a prime example. Purchased by Jerry Buss in 1979 for $16m, the franchise was worth $10 billion by June 2025. Just 14 months later, former Disney CEO Bob Iger and venture capitalist Josh...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Two years ago, Leopold Aschenbrenner was Wall Street’s newest prophet. Then, in his early twenties, having been recently fired from OpenAI over a disputed leak, he published a 165-page essay titled “Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead”. In it,...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] At its pinnacle, Nike’s brand was second to none in the apparel sector, transforming sportswear from a functional product into a symbol of performance and status. To think of Nike was to think of Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods,...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Many investors assess risk within a balanced fund based on volatility. For retirement savers, we suggest questioning whether the fund hits its return target, which changes where High Street fits in a portfolio. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="25px"][vc_column_text css=""] By Ross Beckley,...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Since we last examined the surge in legal gambling in late 2024, the shift in South Africa’s consumer landscape has accelerated from a growing trend into broader economic disruption. Although the formation of the Government of National...

2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for IPOs. The term "unicorn" was coined in the early 2010s to describe startups valued at over $1 billion, a threshold that once seemed extraordinary. That label may soon feel quaint: companies widely seen as near-term...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Visa, long considered one of the most defensible businesses in the world, is facing a rare moment of scrutiny. The rise of stablecoins has led some investors to question whether parts of its payments network could be...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] A Regulation 28 fund with a global mandate. True diversification built to compliment an investor’s portfolio especially during bouts of market turbulence, both locally and abroad.   Written by: Ross Beckley Chief Investment Officer High Street Asset Management Source: High Street Asset...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1780995701527{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"]One month ago, the question facing most central banks was not whether to cut interest rates but how quickly. In Iran, Trump hoped for a “Venezuelan outcome”. However, that desired short and swift military operation...