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15 Mar 2018

SA drivers are ‘in love’ with their cars: study

A national client survey – by insurer Santam – has revealed interesting and surprising attitudes of drivers towards their vehicles, including emotional attachment and feelings of despondency if dispossessed of their much-loved cars.
14 Mar 2018

Tower Property Fund launches separate offshore company

Tower Property Fund has announced the launch of a separate offshore company named “TPF International”.
14 Mar 2018

Endowments Often Overlooked

By Roenica Tyson, Investment Product Manager at Glacier by Sanlam. Decreases in cost and increases in transparency and choice regarding underlying investment options make endowments a viable option to consider for tax-efficient discretionary (non-retirement funding) savings.
14 Mar 2018

Alexander Forbes enters into partnership to improve the outcomes for pensioners

Alexander Forbes has partnered with Just South Africa (subsidiary of the Just Group plc, a global financial services group listed in the UK) to launch a new retirement solution which combines the benefits of traditional asset classes and a lifetime income fund as part of a comprehensive range of retirement solutions, the Alexander Forbes Retirement...
14 Mar 2018

The origin of trust companies - A South African beginning

Trust Companies, together with law and accountancy practices, fulfill a meaningful role in providing fiduciary services to all, but few may know that Trust Companies originated in the Cape about 180 years ago.
14 Mar 2018

Don’t dread how the picture can change after 65, be prepared

By Adv. Ronald King, Head: Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, PSG Wealth.  Ageing is enjoyable only if you are healthy. The future demands that every individual should take out sufficient health cover, exercise and follow a healthy diet, but don’t forget your medical aid, gap cover and dread disease cover.
14 Mar 2018

What South Africa needs to do to beat unemployment

Data in the 2018 edition of the South Africa Survey, published by the South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR), underlines the urgent need for investment, economic growth and policy reforms, especially in education, if the country is to reduce its high unemployment figures. This is according to a statement issued today by the IRR.
14 Mar 2018

Policyholders and beneficiaries receive R469 billion in benefit payments

  South African life insurers injected R469 billion into the economy last year through benefit payments to policyholders and beneficiaries. Total benefit payments increased by an inflation beating 10% from 2016.
14 Mar 2018

The long and short of hedge funds

By Jean Pierre Verster – Portfolio Manager, Fairtree Capital. The Steinhoff-saga in December 2017 and reports by activist short-sellers recently put hedge funds in the spotlight.
14 Mar 2018

Should you sell your investment property?

A decision to sell a long term asset such as a property can sometimes be a challenging decision for an investor, more so for a novice investor.

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