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29 Aug 2019

How will your death benefits be distributed?

The main purpose of a retirement fund is simple: build up enough retirement savings during your working years so that you are able to continue living the lifestyle you have become accustomed to when you retire. Retirement planning is therefore the simple concept of planning financially for the day you retire. Life, however, does not...
29 Aug 2019

Treasury's economic growth plan 'generally positive'

By Johann Els, Chief Economist at Old Mutual Investment Group. The Economic Growth Plan released by Treasury this week is generally positive and should be viewed positively by the markets. The ideas contained in the report are mostly pragmatic, given it is not too ambitious and at the same time not overly contentious. However, the...
29 Aug 2019

How advisers can stay up to date with tax, pension and estate laws

LexisNexis publishes an extensive range of tax, financial services and trust publications. Content includes legislation, commentary and case law. The financial services suite of products covers subject areas such as pensions, wills, trusts and estates, while the range of tax titles, which have been trusted and relied on by tax practitioners for years, boasts the...
29 Aug 2019

Renting out your home: know your insurance policy

By Werner Bosman, CEO of Short-Term Insurance at PPS. According to an Airbnb report 2018, Airbnb generated an estimated $678 million which had an economic impact in South Africa, supporting over 22 000 jobs across the broader South African economy. The report showed that two million guests arrived at Airbnb listings in South Africa and...
29 Aug 2019

Economic debate welcomed but implementation remains the Achilles heel

Agri SA welcomes the latest National Treasury document in principle as it addresses several policy challenges and structural issues, giving specific solutions that are otherwise absent in many policy proposals. In a statement today, Agri SA adds that agriculture is well-positioned to give effect to the proposal of making the agriculture sector the driving force...
29 Aug 2019

PSG Wealth office moves to Waterfall City

Waterfall City has established itself as the go-to business node for top financial services companies such as PSG Wealth, which has recently moved into The Ingress.
29 Aug 2019

Pound nosedives, UK recession looming – now is the time to protect UK-based assets

As the pound nosedives and the UK faces a looming recession, those with UK financial assets – including UK pensions, bonds and sizeable holdings of sterling – should consider international options to protect their wealth.
28 Aug 2019

'Difficult to predict how AARTO will impact insurance industry'

It is difficult to predict how the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act will impact the short-term insurance industry. That’s the word from Gerhard Genis, Head: Quality Management at Santam.
28 Aug 2019

Johnson’s move to suspend parliament will hit UK economy and pound

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is inflicting unnecessary economic damage on an already vulnerable UK economy, warns the CEO of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisation. The warning from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, comes as it is revealed that the government is to ask the Queen to suspend Parliament when...
28 Aug 2019

Allianz appoints Deon Venter as Risk Consultant

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) Africa appointed Deon Venter as an Engineering Risk Consultant on August 1, 2019. He will report to Stephan Barnard, Head of Risk Consulting, AGCS Africa.

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