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02 Nov 2018

Ramaphosa calls for leadership in new dawn

President Cyril Ramaphosa has proclaimed the end of what he characterised as a nine-year impasse between the government and private sector, and praised Discovery Chief Executive Adrian Gore for his visionary leadership and good corporate citizenship. He was speaking yesterday at the Discovery Leadership Summit held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
02 Nov 2018

Gearing up for SAMBRA 2019 Awards

Plans are on track for the 2019 South African Motor Body Repairers’ Association (SAMBRA) Awards Breakfast which will take place on Wednesday 6 February at the Premier Hotel OR Tambo in Johannesburg.
01 Nov 2018

Liberty wins Sunday Times Award in long-term insurance business category

Liberty is pleased to announce that through the Liberty Corporate business, they have been awarded the Business: Long-term Insurance category of the Sunday Times Top Brand Awards. In a statement today, the group said that the Sunday Times Top Brand Awards measure a brand’s standing in the marketplace by examining its strength amongst users and...
01 Nov 2018

Is there really such a thing as passive investing – and does it matter?

By Fran Troskie, Investment Research Analyst, RisCura There is a common misperception that the passive asset manager’s process is entirely algorithm based and requires no skill or decision-making. But, the reality is that passive managers still need to actively make a range of important decisions that will affect the investor’s long-term outcome. These decisions may...
01 Nov 2018

The Case for Unlisted Property Exposure for Retirement Funds

By Keith Muirhead and Rein van Veen from Ashburton Properties  Commercial property forms an important part of the investable asset universe. Although dependent on relevance of location and the property assets in question, commercial property offers stable growth and income returns coupled with a reasonable level of inflation protection.  This is due to the value of...
01 Nov 2018

Storm warnings urges property caution

Potential flash floods, hail damage and strong winds have been predicted, noted for their ability to damage and even destroy cars, buildings and houses.
01 Nov 2018

The downside of looking on the bright side of investment

Author: Simon Adler, Value Fund Manager, Schroders So how do you reckon your life is going to turn out over the coming years? Would you predict, for example, you are going to be better off in five years’ time, than you are today?
01 Nov 2018

Three money memories

Each quarter we publish the Anchor Strategy and Asset Allocation report. Our private client business is responsible for ensuring that our clients’ experience of this is pertinent to them – meeting their specific investment needs, objectives and constraints in much the same way as a financial adviser would. Whilst it is important that everyone’s personal...
31 Oct 2018

Get offshore exposure without the currency risk

It has been a long time since South Africans experienced a stable exchange rate. Over the last three and a half years particularly, the rand has been highly volatile.
31 Oct 2018

Sanlam aims to enhance growth, B-BBEE

Sanlam today announced that it is planning a package of transactions aimed at strengthening its South African operations and positioning the company for growth over time through enhancing its economic empowerment credentials and building on its long-standing partnership with Ubuntu-Botho (UB).

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