The Research hive
Growth through a research culture
The area that passionately explores new ideas and concepts to provide subject-matter expertise for the investment management business on:- Client behaviour
- Technology trends
- Knowledge and strategic innovation
- Industry-specific and client insights
Latest research and videos
2021 Sci-Fi Report:
The ‘switch itch’ intensifies
At our ‘moments with our investment gurus’ webinar on 17 March 2022, our investment team provided insights on how our funds have stacked up against the only thing that matters: The investment goals you’ve been setting with your clients.
2022 Sci Fi report:
Shifting the focus to investment behaviour
This video is an interview with Paul Nixon, Head of Behavioral Finance at Momentum Investments giving some insights into the Sci Fi Report 2022 and shifting the focus to investment behaviour.
Behavioural Finance:
How you behave determines how you invest.
Interview with Paul Nixon, Head of Behavioural Finance at Momentum Investments.
Paul Nixon's Interview with Momentum Investments
Part 2
Paul Nixon gives insight on the investment industry and how it has an impact on our lives.
Media roundtable with Paul Nixon, the brain behind Momentum Investments' Sci-Fi Report
Interview with Paul Nixon, Head of Behavioural Finance at Momentum Investments.
Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa (FPI)
Professional Convention 2021
Join Paul Nixon at the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa (FPI) Professional Convention 2021
Behavioural Finance Webinar Paul Nixon presents the 2021 SciFi Report Results
Do South Africans add/destroy investment value through switching? What is behaviour tax? Do you understand your client's behavioural archetypes?
A network of collaboration
Our positioning
We are proud of our heritage and culture of research and innovation and will continue to invest in these initiatives.
The Research Hive, therefore, plays an enabling role in our vision to be recognised as a leading research-intensive investment business.
How we add value
Focus areas
The strategic focus will cut across four distinct areas:
Client focus
Investment management
Technology in investment management
Market insights and industry developments
Strategic intent
Subject-matter research platform for the investment management business.
Enable active
knowledge transfer.
Collaboration of innovation and thought leadership principles across the business.
Provides profile and brand building in an unconventional way.
Meet the team
Paul Nixon
Head of Behavioural Finance
Eugene Botha
Deputy CIO
Martiens Barnard
Marketing actuary
Prof. Evan Gilbert
Research strategist
Joshua Giese
Quantitative Analyst DCIO Portfolio Solutions
Partnerships
Our close connection with research brokers and academia as well as global research providers and asset managers, ensure that we are at the forefront of research and trends in the industry from a technical, academic and practical perspective.
The Association for Savings
and Investment South Africa
ASISA represents the collective interests of the country’s asset managers,
collective investment scheme management companies, linked investment service providers, multi-managers and life insurance companies.
South African SME Finance Association
SASFA has been established to encourage transparent and responsible lending in the unregulated SME Finance Sector and has published a code of conduct on its roles and responsibilities in order to protect its customers.
We are also partnered with other local and global academic institutions.