About

Vision, Mission and Values

Vision

To be a trusted source of rigorous macro-financial intelligence for better investment and policy decisions.

Mission

To turn rigorous macro-financial analysis into clear insights that support confident investment and policy decisions.

Our Values: S.H.A.R.P.

At Linkage Analytics, our values are captured by S.H.A.R.P.: Stewardship, Humility, Analytical Rigour, Respect, and Precision. These values guide how we think, work, and serve — with responsibility, intellectual honesty, disciplined analysis, respect for people, and clear decision-useful insight.

S — Stewardship We handle information, relationships, and decisions responsibly. Our work must serve investors, institutions, policy-makers, and the broader public interest with care and professionalism.

H — Humility We respect evidence, uncertainty, and the hard work of others. We stay open to better ideas, challenge ourselves honestly, and avoid arrogance in how we analyse markets or work with people.

A — Analytical Rigour We rely on strong methods, credible data, and disciplined reasoning. Our insights must be evidence-based, carefully tested, and intellectually honest.

R — Respect We build a culture where people’s effort, talent, and ideas are valued. We collaborate seriously, listen carefully, and create room for high-calibre people to grow and contribute fully.

P — Precision We communicate clearly, avoid noise, and focus on what matters. Our analysis must be sharp, concise, and useful for real investment and policy decisions.

Independent macro-financial research and market intelligence.

Linkage Analytics is a macro-financial analytics and market intelligence platform focused on helping users understand financial markets through data, economic reasoning, and applied research.

The platform focuses on South African and global market developments, with particular attention to fixed income, equities, currencies, inflation, interest rates, sovereign risk, and cross-market connectedness.

Our Analytical Focus

Linkage Analytics combines financial economics, investment research, econometrics, and market data analysis to produce practical insights for investors, analysts, institutions, businesses, researchers, and policy-oriented audiences.

The aim is to move beyond simple reporting by asking three questions:

What changed in the data?
Why does it matter?
What should market participants watch next?

Markets

Rates, yields, equities, currencies, credit spreads, inflation, and financial conditions.

Risk

Sovereign risk, macro-financial stress, currency risk, credit conditions, and market vulnerability.

Modelling

Econometric modelling, forecasting, scenario analysis, stress testing, and connectedness analysis.

Research

Market briefs, dashboards, investment research notes, policy briefs, and custom analytical reports.

Founders Profile

Linkage Analytics is led by financial economists with expertise in applied econometrics, financial markets, macro-financial risk, investment research.

Their background combines economics,finance and investment, operations research, statistics, econometrics, fixed income, market connectedness, sovereign risk, and quantitative modelling.