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02 Oct 2018

Further strain on SA consumers as fuel prices to hit a record high

By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business. After a brief hiatus with the government absorbing about R500 million of the fuel hike and only allowing 5 cents increase in September, the situation has deteriorated with the recent announcement by the Department of Energy (DoE) report showing that petrol prices will jump by 99...
02 Oct 2018

SA fintech launches app to send Bitcoin cash to contacts on your phone

Today Centbee announced the beta launch of a Bitcoin cash wallet that makes it easy to send Bitcoin cash to friends. The app has been in alpha testing for several months and users confirm its most useful feature is the ability to send Bitcoin cash to friends by simply selecting from their phone’s contacts list....
01 Oct 2018

Finding balance in a world of extremes

By Francis Marais, senior research and investment analyst at Glacier by Sanlam. We as South Africans sometimes tend to be overly pessimistic or anxious. In fact, according to the latest 2017 perception index as compiled by Ipsos, South Africans ranked highest in terms of misperceptions. Misperception can go both ways of course, however, South Africans’...
01 Oct 2018

De Villiers appointed Group CEO of Alexander Forbes

The Alexander Forbes Board said today that in compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, Mr DJ (Dawie) de Villiers has been appointed as Group Chief Executive (“CEO”) and a Director of the Company with effect from 1 November 2018. He will also be appointed as a Director to a number of...
01 Oct 2018

Optimal Investment Growth Basket Limited removes complexity of offshore investing

Given that South Africa only presents a minor portion of the investable assets in the world, there are significant opportunities for local investors to diversify their investments by looking offshore. However, many are intimidated by the challenges revolving around this process.
01 Oct 2018

How to plan a funeral and save money

By Bridget Mokwena-Halala: Chief Executive Officer, Assupol Life.  According to a study done by FinMark in 2017, 55% of the South African adult population have funeral cover. This stems from a long-standing cultural belief that a person should get a dignified funeral. The cost of a funeral could range from anywhere between R6 000 and R80 000,...
01 Oct 2018

Attard Montalto appointed Head of Capital Markets Research at Intellidex

Intellidex today appointed Peter Attard Montalto as Head of Capital Markets Research to expand its depth of research and widen its client base among global investors.
01 Oct 2018

How should investors approach governance in emerging markets?

By Jessica Ground, Global Head of Stewardship for Schroders. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing has grown in prevalence in recent years but remains less widespread in emerging markets versus developed markets. As it becomes more mainstream, investors will have to tailor their approach to account for key differences between ESG issues in developed and...
30 Sep 2018

Terrorism Pools show Public Private Enterprises how to adapt to a changing world

By Emma Karhan, Head of Terrorism Specialty and Reinsurer Relationships, Aon. As the world economy struggles to produce consistently strong growth, and with rising pressure on governments to increase public spending on welfare and services, there has never been a more important time for the re/insurance industry to step forward and provide solutions to alleviate...
30 Sep 2018

NHI will undermine, not improve, healthcare for all

Pressing ahead with National Health Insurance (NHI) will steadily undermine South Africa’s excellent private healthcare system, and overburden the country’s already gravely deficient public health system, at vast cost to taxpayers.

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