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01 Apr 2019

Health of SA's medical schemes industry in good shape: Alexander Forbes

Alexander Forbes Health has published its latest edition of Diagnosis, an annual publication that analyses key trends in the medical schemes industry from 2000 to 2017.
01 Apr 2019

What to do as a student and as a parent when you cannot afford tertiary fees

Education is the one of the tools that help to end inequality in society.  South African students from poor households still battle to pay for their tertiary education even after the Fees Must Fall movement.  Lethabo Ngale, Operations Manager at Alexander Forbes Financial Well-Being looks at what to do as a student and as a...
01 Apr 2019

Moody's decision 'welcome'

“The surprise decision by Moody’s not to update SA’s sovereign credit rating at this stage is welcome, as it gives the country further breathing space to get its economic and fiscal house in order,” says NWU Business School economist Prof Raymond Parsons.
01 Apr 2019

A new approach to investing in emerging markets

By Gavin Ralston, Head of Official Institutions and Thought Leadership, Schroders
01 Apr 2019

What your clients need to know when they start ‘adulting’

By: Brad Toerien, CEO, FMI
01 Apr 2019

Argument for boutique allocation ‘compelling’

By: Peter Armitage, CEO, Anchor. Asset management is a fascinating game with over 200 companies positioning themselves to attract the hard-earned investments of South Africans. Advertising agencies are kept busy, generally briefed to create images of trustworthiness and wisdom. Hundreds of millions of rand are spent conveying these to the SA public. The bulk of the...
29 Mar 2019

Fincommunications lands the FPI's PR account

After two years of hard work to establish a trustworthy financial services marketing brand, FinCommunications’ efforts are paying off – in a big way.  The Financial Planning Institute has awarded its PR account to FinCommunications, the specialist financial services marketing brand headed up by Linda Graham. The decision comes at an exciting time for the...
29 Mar 2019

Brexit vote: The UK’s economic future is really now in the hands of Theresa May’s successor

Sterling will rally and the economy will have a growth spurt should UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal pass on Friday – but this could be reversed if Boris Johnson becomes PM.
28 Mar 2019

Interest rates on hold as SA awaits Moody’s rating assessment

Following the South African Reserve Bank’s decision earlier today to keep interest rates unchanged, FNB confirms that it will maintain its prime lending rate at 10.25% and will review its position following the next SARB MPC meeting in May 2019.
28 Mar 2019

Trevor Manuel makes statement on EFF allegations

“The EFF yesterday, in the name of Mbuyseni Ndlozi, issued a statement that is as false as it is racist and libellous, against the appointment by President Ramaphosa of Mr Edward Kieswetter, the incoming Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS),” Mr Trevor Manuel said today in a statement sent out on his behalf...

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