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26 Mar 2019

Price-only focus undermines real value of group disability insurance

By: Elna Van Wyk, Head of Underwriting and Disability Management, Momentum Corporate
26 Mar 2019

Loadshedding could be devastating for South Africans, especially if not insured

As South Africa is plunged into darkness due to the latest round of loadshedding, Old Mutual Insure’s Insurance Expert, Christelle Colman warns that this could have severe implications for both households and businesses. She urged South Africans to take out insurance to protect themselves or if they already have insurance, to make the effort to...
26 Mar 2019

Civil confidence lowest on record in Q1

At 10, the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index fell to its lowest level on record in 1Q2019. The drop in confidence is easily explained by a further slowdown in activity growth, from already depressed levels. Overall, the performance of the civil construction sector has gone from bad to worse in 1Q2019.
25 Mar 2019

Smart Contracts vs Traditional Contracts: Same But Different

By Seshree Govender, a Senior Associate at Webber Wentzel Smart contracts mark the evolution of the binding contract from a set of terms and conditions, governed by the common law, into a set of conditional statements governed by a programming language and the tenets of blockchain technology. In developing a legal understanding of this evolution...
25 Mar 2019

Private equity trends rising to the surface in 2019

In such a rapidly evolving environment, it’s not always easy to forecast what the future holds, but there are certainly some clues as to what the private equity (PE) industry might expect in the coming year. From evolving skill sets to a rapidly changing investor base, there are a number of emerging trends on the...
22 Mar 2019

What is an MPC meeting and how does it affect you?

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will meet next week to discuss and review the country’s current level of interest rates. Having announced no hike in the interest rate in its previous meeting in January this year after a hike of 25 basis points in November last year, all...
19 Mar 2019

Financial freedom: SA asset management perspective

While financial freedom may mean different things to different people, being debt-free; gaining financial independence; and feeling a sense of financial stability, are all commonly listed components of this coveted liberty. The reality, however, is that most South Africans will never experience any of these comforts. Research Unisa conducted in collaboration with Momentum shows that...
19 Mar 2019

Only 8.5% of professional SA investors plan to increase domestic exposure in next year

A rising trend of sustainability in the face of climate change, the evolution of multi-asset strategies, and increasing industry digitisation and transparency, are among some of the biggest shifts that global investors are currently grappling with.
19 Mar 2019

Geopolitics will continue to cause volatility

By Bianca Botes, Corporate Treasury Manager at Peregrine Treasury Solutions. The geopolitical landscape is a treacherous one, with many global economic powerhouses being exposed to a variety of risks seemingly around every corner.
18 Mar 2019

IRR survey reveals universal voter dissatisfaction with ANC government delivery

By Gareth van Onselen, Head of Politics and Governance at the IRR. The ANC national government has a negative net satisfaction score among all voters on all of six core issues – Economic Growth, Crime; Education; Healthcare; Corruption; and Land Reform – but is rated as the party best placed to deliver on five of...

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