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31 Jul 2019

The Free Stokvel

Stokvels are found in many places: your work office, among church ladies, and even men are starting to use stokvels as a means to save. Although reasons for saving differ, the method remains the same. Members contribute a monthly or weekly fixed amount of money into a savings account, allowing participants to build towards lump...
31 Jul 2019

Tax tips for pensioners

Retirement planning can be a minefield. Not only do you need to start thinking about lifestyle changes but preparing for a sound financial retirement is challenging. Research shows that most people start thinking about their retirement only as from the age of 50, but if you want to maximise your income and minimise your tax...
31 Jul 2019

Five ways in which your conduct could invalidate your insurance policy

By: Deanne Wood, Ombudsman for short term insurance Insurance can be incredibly complex and every policy is different.  However, consumers must read and understand their policy terms and conditions carefully, as well as play open cards with their insurer or broker at all times, to avoid an insurer cancelling their cover or not paying out...
31 Jul 2019

The lost decade of the JSE: SA small- and mid-cap shares

By Vanessa van Vuuren, portfolio manager at Sanlam Investments The small-cap premium – fact or fiction? Since Eugene Fama and Kenneth French first published their US-focussed research around the so-called “size” or “small-cap premium” in 1992, debate has ebbed and flowed around whether this premium does in fact exist. In theory, the notion of a...
30 Jul 2019

Unemployment highest in history of the QLFS data

By Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, FNB Economist. Unemployment edged up to 29.0% in 2Q19, from 27.6% in 1Q19. This marks the highest unemployment print to date (since the inception of the QLFS survey in 2008). We read this as a lagged effect of poor economic activity in 1Q19 (unemployment tends to have a delayed reaction to economic...
30 Jul 2019

How would retrenchment affect your financial well-being?

By: Vickie Lange: Head of Institutional Best Practice, Alexander Forbes The South African economy is struggling somewhat and the impact of slow growth is now being felt by some companies who have begun retrenching or talking about retrenching employees. It is therefore important to educate yourself about the impact of retrenchment on your financial well-being...
30 Jul 2019

The small cap conundrum

With so much uncertainty in the markets, it feels like there is no place to hide – especially, it seems, for small businesses in South Africa, raising concern for the outlook of small cap investments. Anthony Sedgwick, Fund Manager of the Nedgroup Investments Entrepreneur Fund addressed this issue at the recent Nedgroup investment Summit –...
29 Jul 2019

Land panel report risks triggering devastating consequences

The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has warned that the recommendations of the Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform, released yesterday, risk triggering devastating consequences for investment and economic growth.
29 Jul 2019

30 years in insurance, looking back and looking ahead

Johan Priem and his team at Primak recently celebrated the company’s three decades in the industry. He shares some of the key lessons from his 30 years at the helm of a successful brokerage. 
29 Jul 2019

The impact of wealth on South African families: Managing next gen expectations

The everyday challenges faced by South African families in bringing up children can be further complicated by the presence of substantial wealth, according to international family office Stonehage Fleming.  In South Africa, a country with the highest Gini co-efficient in the world[1], being born into privilege can potentially signify a mark of shame. The Gini...

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