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18 Dec 2018

What does 2019 hold for SA financial advisers?

What made 2018 a tough year for South African financial advisers were the uncertainties around the evolving regulatory landscape, the weak national economy and the increasing impact of global politics.
18 Dec 2018

Protection of Personal Information Act – Regulations published

By Patrick Bracher, Norton Rose Fulbright. The Regulations to the Protection of Personal Information Act have been published by the Information Regulator. They will commence on a date to be determined. The regulations are fairly short, but contain a raft of forms relating to the processing of information, for example: a form for objecting to...
17 Dec 2018

In a tough economic climate, do South Africans still ‘holiday’ as usual?

According to Inflation.eu, South Africa experienced a 5.05 % inflation increase from July 2017 to July 2018. This increase also came amidst a 1% VAT increase imposed from April this year, plus repeated petrol price increases which would have had a substantial impact on people’s monthly expenses.  Despite these significant financial considerations, does this pressure on...
17 Dec 2018

Index tracking – not passive at all

By Kingsley Williams, CIO of Satrix. When investors choose to track an index this is casually referred to as “passive investing”. However, this is a misnomer of note. A practice such as passive investing doesn’t exist; every investment decision is an active decision. Let’s have a look at some of the many active decisions that...
14 Dec 2018

Climate Fund Managers appoints Lindsey Ord to the board of directors

Lindsey Ord has been appointed to the management board of Climate Fund Managers (CFM) as chief financial officer.  CFM is a joint venture between Sanlam InfraWorks and the Dutch Development Bank and invests in climate-related projects in emerging markets.
14 Dec 2018

PPS acquires Santam's stake in PPS short-term insurance business

The Professional Provident Society (PPS), the financial services company focused exclusively on graduate professionals, has acquired the remaining 49% shareholding held by Santam in the PPS short-term business.
14 Dec 2018

Should you lease or buy your business premises?

By Heartwood Properties, CEO, John Whall. It’s the age old dilemma: should you plan to lease or own your business premises? There are advantages and disadvantages to both, with much depending on the life cycle and stage of each individual business. The appeal for many businesses to own their own premises is that it can...
13 Dec 2018

Fedgroup driving industry reform in unclaimed benefits sector

Independent South African financial services provider, Fedgroup, was recently awarded a tender issued by ARGEN Actuarial Solutions to administer four liquidated unclaimed funds, totalling R180m. ARGEN is an expert in the liquidation of retirement funds and it went through a selection exercise to select an ideal unclaimed benefit fund to house the benefits of untraced...
13 Dec 2018

How to approach your finances this festive season

By Lettie Mzwinila, Business Development Manager at Allan Gray. In the hive of festive activity, it’s easy to forget your financial goals and spend more than you planned. Next thing you know, it’s the New Year and the long month of January, with its all too familiar financial hangover, is stretched out before you.
13 Dec 2018

Theresa May Holds on, but What Does This Mean for Investors?

Theresa May has survived a leadership challenge called by Eurosceptic members of her own party and will continue to lead the United Kingdom as it heads toward Brexit. But David Zahn, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group’s head of European Fixed Income, warns May’s troubles are not over yet. He predicts further volatility ahead for financial...

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