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23 Mar 2021

Is intellectual property one of the most valuable assets of the information age?

Before you start creating intellectual property (IP), make sure that you structure it correctly, to avoid unnecessary frustrations when it comes to any future sales or transfer.
23 Mar 2021

What Covid-19 has taught us about wealth management

It’s been over a year since the pandemic-induced stock market meltdown and since South Africa entered hard lockdown, and it is time to look back and examine what this period has taught us as an industry.
23 Mar 2021

BlackRock: Our views on Chinese assets

BlackRock Investment Institute Chinese stocks have sold off on concerns that China could tighten monetary and fiscal policy more aggressively – after having led the global restart and policy normalization. This took place as rising U.S. Treasury yields have pressured global risk assets. We see moderately reduced tightening risk after China’s parliament meeting, and keep...
22 Mar 2021

10 smart moves for pulling your business through the COVID storm

Economic analysts recently reported that by August 2020 as many as half of South African small businesses had closed down due to the national lockdown. A more frightening statistic awaits our economy as, 6 months later, many more find themselves on the threshold of survival as the impact of the lockdown continues to distress small, medium and micro-businesses (SMMEs).
22 Mar 2021

How to overcome the growing cost of education

“The pandemic has understandably brought more of a focus on the short term for many parents, who have been juggling work, household chores as well as home-schooling, not knowing what the next month entails.
22 Mar 2021

Shifting foundations

It has been more than a year since lockdown restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic became a reality. The eerie footage released of deserted streets, grounded aircraft fleets and empty trains was not from a Hollywood studio, but rather an accurate depiction of the effect of lockdown regulations.
19 Mar 2021

Inflation fears are premature and overplayed: deVere CEO

Heightened fears about inflation are overplayed and could negatively impact investors’ portfolios, warns Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group.
19 Mar 2021

The FPI and Money Smart Week: The financial vaccination program SA needs

The Financial Planning Institute (FPI) will support National Treasury, the FSCA and the National Consumer Financial Education Committee during Money Smart Week South Africa (MSWSA). MSWSA is an opportunity for organisations or individuals to showcase their financial literacy programmes and activities across South Africa by running various activations during the week of 22-28 March 2021.
18 Mar 2021

Mantashe names preferred bidders for emergency power tender

Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe today named eight preferred bidders for the country's emergency power tender. The Minister told a press conference this afternoon that energy security of supply was recognised as critical to achieving the objective of economic recovery in South Africa.
18 Mar 2021

Making medical aid benefits last

Around 9 million South Africans are members of medical aid schemes to ensure they have access to private healthcare. As each new year begins, members start with a clean slate, with new benefits and replenished savings. However, across the industry, members often complain that their benefits seem to ‘run out’ early on in the year.

Visit the official COVID-19 government website to stay informed: sacoronavirus.co.za