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06 Feb 2020

Safeguarding your family's future with a will

Most people don’t think about drafting a last will and testament until they’ve had the unfortunate experience of losing someone close to them. Often family and friends divide up their loved one’s belongings, which can cause friction in an already emotionally charged situation.
06 Feb 2020

Coronavirus: Markets rally – growing bubble or knee-jerk reaction?

Global financial markets are shrugging off uncertainty regarding the serious and ongoing international issue of the coronavirus outbreak – but beware of a bubble, warns CEO of deVere Group, Nigel Green. This comes as U.S. stocks closed on Wednesday at record highs, and as the FTSE 100 and European stocks staged a comeback after taking...
05 Feb 2020

Momentum Investments appoints new portfolio manager and equity analyst

Momentum Investments says it is pleased to announce the appointment of Lawrence Koikoi as portfolio manager and equity analyst in Momentum Investments’ listed property team.
05 Feb 2020

Euler Hermes Global Insolvency Index: SA insolvencies expected to rise by 4%

Global bankruptcies are still on the rise, implying higher export risks: this is the conclusion of the latest Global Insolvency Report by Euler Hermes, which covers 44 countries and 87% of global GDP and provides the latest update of its Global Insolvency Index.

05 Feb 2020

SARIPA welcomes SIU's probe into the offices of the Master of the High Court

The South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners Association (‘SARIPA’) welcomes the announcement by the President Cyril Ramaphosa, on Monday for the Special Investigation Unit (‘SIU’) “to investigate allegations of corruption, fraud and maladministration” in the offices of the Master of the High Court around the country.

05 Feb 2020

Ethics drive trust more than competence

Ethics is considered three times more important to company trust than competence, according to the 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer.  Launched at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, the annual survey, which tracks trust and credibility across 28 global markets is now in its 20th year. Respondents are asked to assess business, NGOs, government and...
05 Feb 2020

Managing a student loan

Amid cries for historic student debt to be written off, or at least not affect acquisition of qualifications and academic records, universities are gearing themselves up for a new decade of young South Africans who will take to lecture halls.  Many of these students will utilise student loans to finance their studies and as things...
05 Feb 2020

What happens to your retirement fund benefits when you die?

The first few months after losing a loved one can be traumatic. To lessen the impact of this stress, it’s important that you and your family understand the complex process behind retirement fund claims should you die before retirement, says Allan Gray’s Sonja Smit.
05 Feb 2020

12 ways Section 12J has impacted our economy

There are 12 ways that Section 12J has positively impacted the SA economy since 2015
05 Feb 2020

Coronavirus worry clouds markets

The coronavirus outbreak emanating from China has sent jitters across financial markets amid fears of a hit to the global economy. We still expect growth to edge higher in 2020 thanks to easier financial conditions and trade tensions going sideways,

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