Jerry SchuitemaMay 11, 20204 minEmpathy, trust and lockdown.The vital need to restore and protect free functioning markets. Locked in sorrowful limbo one can be forgiven for clutching at straws of...
JERRY SCHUITEMAApr 17, 20203 minHearing my father.From a generation that endured 4 devastations. My father was born in an age of severe deprivation. He was an infant at the outbreak of...
Jerry SchuitemaMar 14, 20204 minDebt implosion looms largeA question many are asking after the Corona virus played havoc with the markets these past few weeks, is whether we are witnessing the end o
Jerry SchuitemaJan 20, 20204 minBracing for big bubble burstsFrom one cliffhanger decade to the next. 2019 must surely go down as a year that produced the most cliff-hangers on a number of fronts:...
Jerry SchuitemaDec 29, 20194 minThe party pooper.Have the fiscal warriors thrown down the gauntlet to unhappy workers? Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Policy statement...
JERRY SCHUITEMADec 29, 20194 minThe party pooper.Have the fiscal warriors thrown down the gauntlet to unhappy workers? Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Policy statement...
Jerry SchuitemaDec 1, 20194 minDrowning in debt with more to comePassing the buck to future generations. It won’t be the first time that I have been castigated for maintaining that fuller context can...
Jerry SchuitemaNov 11, 20195 minChanging the South African narrativePutting events and indicators into fuller context. There’s been much talk lately about “changing the South African narrative” – helped...
Jerry SchuitemaOct 18, 20194 min“In gold we trust”. 2019 ReportRecent thoughts on restoring the metal as the core of money. Very few South Africans have not been affected in some way or another by...
Jerry SchuitemaSep 9, 20194 minLosing our marbles.How much can we still trust prices and statistics? As pre-teen kids one of our favourite schoolyard games was marbles. We would draw a...
Jerry SchuitemaAug 12, 20194 minAn unemployment reality check.The impact of behaviour on the unemployment crisis. We have become a nation of takers. Without recognising this we will not fully...
Jerry SchuitemaJul 15, 20194 minName; shame; throw in jail.Time to hold individuals behind corporate and financial malfeasance accountable. Justice is the supreme condition that makes societies...
Jerry SchuitemaJun 17, 20195 minWeathering a financial storm.The power of changing some of our economic assumptions and promoting flexibility. The global trade wars remind one of a see-saw in a...
Jerry SchuitemaMay 6, 20194 minMessing with money.The greatest experiment in the history of global finance is underway. Many events in history have passed virtually unnoticed in their...
Jerry SchuitemaApr 9, 20194 minBetween hope and despairThe impact of electioneering on our widening trust deficit. Within hours of the new incoming SARS commissioner, Edward Kieswetter...
Jerry SchuitemaMar 14, 20195 minInclusivity: the possible dream.The crucial role we can all play in promoting inclusion. Every election time one is reminded of the exciting prospect of South Africa’s...
Jerry SchuitemaFeb 4, 20194 minYellow vests and the Davos freezeAre Looming global economic problems understated both internationally and at home? Of the many international gatherings addressing global...
Jerry SchuitemaJan 15, 20194 minDigital tyrannyA personal reflection on the human crisis produced by the 4th industrial revolution. It is common cause that the real crisis to humanity...
Jerry SchuitemaDec 11, 20184 minThe accountant’s new dawn.Seeing the numbers through a different lens. (Click on picture above for free PDF copy of the book) Few professions have been through as...
Jerry SchuitemaNov 5, 20184 minOur broken moral compassAnd the impact on economic prospects and low levels of trust. I’m not easily given to making economic forecasts. I invariably get it...