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28 Sep 2018

Garth Napier appointed Managing Director of Old Mutual Insure 

Old Mutual Limited (OML) is pleased to announce the appointment of Garth Napier as Managing Director (MD) of Old Mutual Insure, pending regulatory approval.
28 Sep 2018

Winner of the Top FPSA® Candidate Award 2017 announced

Fiduciary award winner Ms René Kotzé of PSG Wealth in Pretoria received the Top FPSA® Candidate Award 2017 at the 8th Annual FISA Conference in Sandton on 20 September 2018.
27 Sep 2018

The offshore conundrum for SA investors

By Zain Wilson, Portfolio Manager at Old Mutual Investment Group. The recent announcement that South Africa has officially entered a recession, following two consecutive quarters of negative growth, appears to have largely reversed the optimism that took hold of the country following the change in leadership at the beginning of the year. While the global...
27 Sep 2018

What the 2018 Mining Charter reveals

Gwede Mantashe, the Minister of Mineral Resources, announced the gazetting of the 2018 Mining Charter at a media briefing this morning. He said that the Mining Charter is the culmination of seven months of intensive engagements with stakeholders in the industry, including mining companies, investors, mining communities, labour, financial institutions and the legal fraternity.Therefore, he...
27 Sep 2018

Bonitas announces 8.9% increase with added benefits

Women’s health, men’s health, chronic disease management, innovative plans, catching criminals and a digital revamp – Bonitas reflects on 2018 and launches its 2019 plans and strategy
27 Sep 2018

Record high levels of crime reported in Q1 2018: Bryte

Bryte Insurance, a proactive business risk specialist, today released its Q1 2018 Crime Tracker; an indicator of long-term crime trends in South Africa as captured by insurance claims for the period January – March 2018. The Q1 2018 Bryte Crime Tracker measures the annual change, on a quarterly basis, in crime-related claims (due to hijacking,...
27 Sep 2018

What SMMEs need to know about compliance

Large multinational companies have been dominating the news for all the wrong reasons lately. Anne-Marie Pretorius, MD at consulting firm Bizmod says that many of these organisations’ issues can be attributed to weak processes and inadequate corporate governance and compliance policies.
27 Sep 2018

Moving towards improved service experience in wealth and investment markets

The days of drowning in paperwork and facing long delays when implementing a wealth plan are set to become a distant memory as new age technology like blockchain relieves traditional pain points in the industry.
27 Sep 2018

Dementia leaves retirees vulnerable

The World Health Organisation recognises dementia as a public health priority that is on the increase with no cure currently in sight. A degenerative condition affecting the brain, dementia primarily affects the elderly, resulting in memory loss, impaired communication skills and an inability to make simple decisions. The increase in dementia highlights the need to...
27 Sep 2018

Why you should inform SARS that you’re emigrating

A growing number of South African expatriates risk falling foul of local tax laws because they don’t understand the concept of financial emigration, and therefore don’t act on it.

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