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28 Nov 2018

Insurance issues to keep in mind when moving house

Moving from one home to another can be a very stressful time involving plenty of admin and heavy lifting, decisions, packing, unpacking; the list goes on. “But there is one way to remove a little stress, and that is to make sure your goods are sufficiently insured while you are moving,” says Bertus Visser, Chief...
28 Nov 2018

King Price launches new warranty cover for car parts

King Price, the only insurer in South Africa that offers car insurance premiums that decrease monthly as the cars’ values drop, has launched a warranty cover that pays for car part repairs or replacements if they fail unexpectedly.
28 Nov 2018

Behavioural economics can help revenue services drive tax compliance

An analysis issued today by PwC’s Strategy& economists suggests that revenue services can enhance corporate tax compliance by placing humans at the centre of taxation. This comes at a time when the tax administration in South Africa is under pressure to regain public trust and strengthen tax morality.
27 Nov 2018

How the private sector can step up to Ramaphosa’s challenge for public private partnerships

Over the last few weeks, President Cyril Ramaphosa said repeatedly that the private sector is invited to enter into meaningful partnerships with government in establishing an Infrastructure Fund, notes Ian Matthews, head of business development at Bravura.
27 Nov 2018

Disability Cover 101

Disability cover protects individuals in the event that they become disabled due to illness or injury. While it’s not something most people like to think about, life can throw unexpected circumstances their way, from illness to injury – and in South Africa, according to the Profile of Persons with Disabilities in South Africa report released...
27 Nov 2018

Quality of business reporting on SDGs improves: PwC

Nearly three quarter of organisations (72%) globally mention the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their annual corporate or sustainability reports – an increase of 10% on last year, according to a new study by PwC. But concrete measures and integration remain elusive for many as organisations struggle to identify actions beyond business as usual...
27 Nov 2018

2018 1Life Life Changer Award - Moss Lehlokoa honoured

The DStv Mzansi Viewers’ Choice Awards, hosted this past weekend, saw leading financial services provider 1Life, award Moss Lehlokoa with the 1Life Life Changer Award. The award, now in its second consecutive year, aims to recognise an individual who is making a real difference within their community, by selflessly committing themselves to giving back. “The...
26 Nov 2018

Is cash king?

By Catherine Robberts, investment specialist at Allan Gray 
26 Nov 2018

Positive HIV status no longer a barrier to life cover

When the HIV/AIDS epidemic began gaining momentum in the 1980s, a diagnosis was seen as a certain death sentence, with life insurance companies across the board refusing to cover individuals who tested positive for HIV.
25 Nov 2018

A global markets temperature gauge

We’ve all heard that it is time in the markets that counts, not timing the market. But as we know, market cycles do exist. They are very difficult to predict accurately, but they can and should be assessed in broad terms.

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