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25 Jul 2019

Uptake of M&A insurance increases as businesses face more complex risks

A new report “Leaving nothing on the table: Unlocking off-radar transaction value”  released today by Aon plc, the leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, has found that innovative new approaches to identifying, quantifying and hedging transaction risks are emerging and the uptake of M&A insurance across...
25 Jul 2019

Exciting prospects in both equities and bonds, despite negative sentiment

A prolonged period of poor performance from the local equity market has left many investors anxious and frustrated. While most understand the importance of taking a long-term view, it’s usually more difficult than anticipated to put this into practice. When the values of investments fall, investors’ gut instinct is to put a stop to it.
25 Jul 2019

Impact of interest rate cut positive for agriculture

The recent cut in interest rates, coupled with a reduction in petrol prices and a stronger Rand, while marginal, will go a long way to provide relief to farmers who are currently struggling considering the tough economic environment.
24 Jul 2019

How wealth advisors are using smart analytics to efficiently grow their book

Most of us spend the majority of our working lives striving to grow our wealth to ensure we retire comfortably and leave a legacy for our families. With a myriad of investment options at our fingertips, the financial services industry has become an increasingly competitive space in which to operate, making finding a trusted and...
24 Jul 2019

BrightRock reaches milestone with R1bn paid out in claims

Needs-matched life insurer, BrightRock, has announced that it has reached the R1 billion mark in claims paid since the company’s market entry seven years ago. According to CEO, Schalk Malan, this is a significant milestone for the business – a testament to BrightRock’s client-centric approach and the fact that its patented needs-matched product, a worldfirst,...
24 Jul 2019

Violent protests must end, or SA risks being stuck in poverty

South Africa risks being trapped in a cycle of poverty and destruction if violent service delivery protests are allowed to continue unabated. Unless civil society, labour and government can find new ways of engaging and solving problems, the country will continue to waste resources on fixing and replacing assets damaged during protests, instead of rolling...
24 Jul 2019

Franklin Templeton announces appointment of Senior Director and Head of Institutional Sales, EMEA

Franklin Templeton is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Williams as Senior Director and Head of Institutional Sales, EMEA.  In this newly-created role, Matthew will relocate to Frankfurt, Germany on 1 September 2019, where he will be responsible for developing and leading the institutional sales strategy and client relationship management for institutional clients in...
24 Jul 2019

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings announced as the new name for MMI Holdings

South African based financial services group MMI Holdings has taken the decision to change its name to Momentum Metropolitan Holdings. This move aims to promote the well-known brand names of two of the strongest companies within the group; Momentum and Metropolitan. The names of the various businesses carrying the Momentum and Metropolitan brands, will not...
24 Jul 2019

Is it time for equity investors to party like it’s 2002? 

Not quite, says Duncan Artus, Director and Portfolio Manager at Allan Gray. Between January 2001 and February 2002 domestic equities and particularly consumer companies suffered significant declines and the rand lost some 63% of its value, stoking inflation and causing interest rates to spike. Investors who were brave enough to buy at these depressed levels...
23 Jul 2019

Growing your wealth actively

By George Herman, Director and Chief Investment Officer, Citadel. When it comes to successful investing, there is no goose that lays the golden egg. So, while passive versus active investing is often presented as a simple either/or, in reality there should never be a binary choice between active or passive investment vehicles as the sole...

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