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25 Jan 2019

Fairheads Benefit Services wins IRFA Best Practice Award for Guardian Roadshows

Fairheads Benefit Services has been awarded the IRFA Best Practice award for its groundbreaking grassroots communication initiative, the Guardian Roadshow.
24 Jan 2019

Askari launches insurance distribution solution in Mozambique

Mozambique’s first online insurance distribution solution, Askari Fintech, which launched in Mozambique this month, is set to transform the Mozambican and African insurance landscape.
24 Jan 2019

How companies can prepare for the AI revolution

Artificial intelligence (AI) promises social and economic change on a par with the industrial revolution. However, this profound change will be squeezed into a single generation, rather than the several generations over which society was able to adapt to the impacts of the first industrial revolution.
24 Jan 2019

MMI Holdings first major insurance group to achieve Level 1 B-BBEE rating under revised FSC

The MMI Group has become the first major insurance group to reach Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) status under the revised Financial Sector Code (FSC).
23 Jan 2019

Checklist: How to retire with enough money

To be part of the 6% of South Africans able to retire comfortably, you need to actively plan for a better retirement. Apart from starting as early as possible, Jac de Wet, National Head of Sales at PSG Wealth says there are six steps you can follow to maximise your retirement savings, giving you a...
23 Jan 2019

Policy uncertainty, slower growth may present investors with opportunity

By Kathy Davey, head of equity research at Ashburton Investments.  As global politicians, businessmen and academics gather in Davos for this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF), our expectation is that the current uncertainty with respect to global growth will be a hotly debated topic. 
23 Jan 2019

What 2019 holds in store for markets

By Craig Pheiffer, Chief Investment Strategist: Absa Stockbrokers & Portfolio Management. Although the expected modest pick-up in the South African economy in 2019 should be positive for local companies, households and consumers can expect to continue to be under pressure over the next 12 months. While it may well be another bumpy ride in 2019,...
23 Jan 2019

Managing student asset risks with appropriate insurance cover

When it comes to protecting your child’s portable assets and car, a professional insurance broker has the experience and specialist knowledge to help you find the best cover that’s the right fit for your needs and unique circumstances. That’s the word from Mandy Barrett of insurance brokers and risk advisers, Aon South Africa. She advises...
23 Jan 2019

SA’s take-home pay was ‘okay’ in 2018

SA’s take-home pay was ‘okay’ in 2018 BankservAfrica’s December data gives 12-month view of take-home pay and private pensions  Take-home pay in 2018 was neither good or bad however the year did prove the most difficult for salary adjustments in the last five years, according to BankservAfrica’s data. Banked private pensions, however, continued to reflect...
23 Jan 2019

What’s the value of a financial adviser?

By Pieter Hugo, MD, Prudential Unit Trusts Let’s face it: many of us are reluctant to use a financial adviser to help us with our investments because we are worried about how much they will charge. We wonder if their input is really worth the fees we’re paying them – we want to know what their true...

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