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07 May 2020

How to show up for your employees during these challenging times

No employee is untouched by the impact of measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa. Depending on the nature of the job, some employees are working remotely, others are unable to work at all while those in essential services continue to journey to a workplace. Whatever your employees’ situation, there is a good...
06 May 2020

Disability cover for the client of today

ASISA says the disability insurance gap stands at R19.3 trillion
06 May 2020

Investment lessons from ninety years of data

During a crisis, investors essentially go into survival mode
13 Apr 2020

Investors should keep a reasonable investment allocation outside of SA

MoneyMarketing asked Roland Gräbe, the head of Tailored Fund Portfolios at Old Mutual Wealth, about offshore investments in the COVID-19 environment and what form a global market recovery will take.
13 Apr 2020

SA's Proposed Covid-19 Disaster Management Tax Relief

The National Treasury recently issued the draft Disaster Management Tax Relief Bill (Bill) for public comment by 15 April. The draft Bill, together with its explanatory memorandum, provides clarity with regards the tax relief measures President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on 23 March.
13 Apr 2020

Absa executive directors and prescribed officers forego 33% of pay for three months

The rapid spread of COVID-19 infections across the world is the most serious public health challenge the world has faced in decades.

12 Apr 2020

Timing the market or time in the market?

During market lows, potential investors may be apprehensive about entering the market, opting for a wait-and-see approach before investing in a certain stock or product. For those who are already invested, it can be incredibly difficult to resist the temptation to get in or out of an investment in anticipation of a potential jump or loss.

11 Apr 2020

Finding investment opportunities among the many COVID-19 risks

With many countries around the world in lockdown as they try to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the global economy is facing an unprecedented situation of balancing health against financial livelihoods.

11 Apr 2020

How to live long and prosper

Sherwin Govender, Business Development Manager at Glacier by Sanlam, outlines some of the challenges retirees face when planning their retirement income and how a blended solution can significantly change the outcomes.
11 Apr 2020

FirstRand leadership team to forego 30% of April, May and June salaries

FirstRand Limited today announced that the group’s CEO, COO and CFO, and the CEOs of its largest businesses, FNB, RMB and WesBank, will forego 30% of their salaries for three months.

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