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26 Sep 2019

PSG welcomes new wealth manager in KZN

PSG says it is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Mchunu as a new Wealth Adviser at the PSG Wealth La Lucia Brandfin House office.
26 Sep 2019

Cybersecurity: There are consequences

There is a misplaced confidence in existing cybersecurity solutions and the beleaguered IT department that is leaving corporate doors wide open for attack.  The World Wide Worx State of Enterprise Security in South Africa 2019 report found that 99% of IT departments feel confident that they can protect the company and yet 45% say they...
26 Sep 2019

Intellidex makes submission on National Treasury economic policy paper

In response to the minister of finance’s request for feedback on National Treasury’s paper, Economic transformation, inclusive growth, and competitiveness: Towards an Economic Strategy for South Africa, (often called the “Tito Paper”) Intellidex has drawn up a submission with our views on some of the topics addressed in the paper.
26 Sep 2019

REITs and pension funds to fuel Africa’s next property investment cycle

Africa’s emerging real estate investment trust (REIT) market could become the catalyst for large scale investment into the continent’s growing, albeit still underdeveloped, property sector.
26 Sep 2019

How to regulate cryptocurrency: commodity, currency or security?

By Marius Reitz, GM for Africa, Luno. South Africans are increasingly buying cryptocurrencies, many exploring Bitcoin or Ethereum as investments for the first time on Luno, the country’s leading cryptocurrency platform. Anyone buying cryptocurrency should not only learn as much as they can about the crypto world, but they must also arm themselves with information...
25 Sep 2019

Intermediaries should be comfortable with serving clients through both physical and digital interactions

Brokers in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban, were asked at a recent Sanlam Broker Summit how future ready they felt regarding how new technology can help grow their business and its effect on the future of financial planning. More than 50% of intermediaries felt that they were likely to try new digital onboarding platforms with...
25 Sep 2019

The impact of season change

By: Nashalin Portrag, Head of FundsAtWork at Momentum Corporate A change of season does not only bring transformation to our wardrobes, it also impacts our well-being. We may have made it through winter, but we are not completely in the clear as with every change of season people suffer from upper respiratory infections (URIs), which includes...
25 Sep 2019

Eight essential tips to make estate planning easier

By Willie Fourie, Head of Estate and Trust Services, PSG Wealth.  Estate planning doesn’t need to be overly complicated, yet there are common mistakes we see people make that can have devastating outcomes for those left behind.  Here’s what you need to be aware of.
25 Sep 2019

What SA’s super-wealthy are doing with their money

“Given the protracted political and economic uncertainty in South Africa, many high net worth investors are looking to move 50% or more of their investable assets offshore,” says Kerry Fynn, CEO of AlphaWealth which offers investment and wealth planning services for high net worth individuals and family offices.
25 Sep 2019

Take-home pay takes a knock in August

South Africa’s take-home pay declined slightly in August on a year-on-year basis. With salaries unlikely to reach above average increases, the impact is expected to be felt in the passenger car market with subdued sales in the coming months.

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