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31 Oct 2018

Zimbali developers to create R2 billion property fund

Kuwait’s IFA Hotels & Resorts announced last week that it has entered into a joint venture with boutique financial consulting firm Jaltech to create a R2 billion property fund.
31 Oct 2018

Saving on insurance to mark World Savings Day

To mark World Savings Day today, the 31st of October, Alexander Forbes Insurance, recommends that you evaluate your short term insurance policy and make sure that you are only paying for insurance cover that you actually need. Premiums are partially dependant on the assessment of a person’s risk factors so making simple changes now can...
31 Oct 2018

Consider your life insurance options when you are young

Felix Kagura, Head of Long Term Insurance Propositions at Standard Bank, believes that life insurance options should be considered by the young.
31 Oct 2018

The importance of releasing a life policy cession

Consumers who have ceded their life policies as security over debt with a financial institution should not overlook the importance of releasing the cession when the debt has been fully settled. 
31 Oct 2018

Why South Africans apply for Citizenship-by-Investment

Citizenship-by-Investment is on the rise globally with over 2.4bn USD spent each year derived mostly from China, the Middle East, and Russia, with South Africa not far behind.
30 Oct 2018

New Approach to savings helps combat financial emergencies

To mark World Savings Day on October 31, Alexander Forbes has identified a novel approach to emergency savings where employers help their employees with short- and long-term financial needs.
30 Oct 2018

How Medical Savings Accounts are Changing – for the Better

By Jeremy Yatt, Principal Officer of Fedhealth. The concept of medical savings accounts (MSA) emerged in the industry in the early 1990s, reputedly when Discovery founder Adrian Gore was working at Liberty. At that time medical scheme benefits for different kinds of day-to-day healthcare were specified, so for example, members would get a certain amount...
30 Oct 2018

Bank Zero starts first trial runs

Bank Zero Mutual Bank – which is more than 45% black-owned and 20% women-owned – was granted their licence, has integrated with the national payments systems of the South African Reserve Bank, and is currently Alpha testing their App-driven bank.
30 Oct 2018

Don’t be caught off-guard by supply chain disruptions

As supply chain disruptions become more prevalent and complex, threatening the survival and reputation of organizations, businesses should be adequately insured as part of their broader risk mitigation strategies.
30 Oct 2018

Managing business risks - including insurance policies - in a holistic manner

One of the major risks that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are especially vulnerable to, is the negative impact of events such as service delivery protests, strikes by public transport workers or incidents calling for the shutdown of cities, which present risks that insurance policies do not cover.

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