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08 Mar 2018

Registrar of Pension Funds to set up database

Section 26(2) of the Pension Funds Act, 1956 (‘the Act’) empowers the Registrar of Pension Funds (‘Registrar’) to intervene in the management of retirement funds by appointing persons to the board of a fund in certain circumstances.
08 Mar 2018

February proves that a month can be a long time in politics

Market review: February 2018 By Carl Roothman, CE of Sanlam Investments Retail Business. Despite it being the shortest month of the year, February proved that a month can be a long time in politics. On 13 February the National Executive Committee of the ANC recalled Jacob Zuma as president of South Africa. At the eleventh...
08 Mar 2018

SA property leaders tackle business challenges and disruption at SA REIT Conference

Leadership, governance, integrity, transformation, and economic, social and environmental challenges. These are some of the big issues keeping South Africans awake at night.
08 Mar 2018

The future looks bright for women in mutual and cooperative insurance  

The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) newly formed Young Leaders Programme had its official launch as part of its Biennial Conference in London last October. Fifty-five young leaders attended and just under half were women, highlighting a clear commitment from mutuals and cooperatives world-wide to “press for progress”. In total, ICMIF’s Biennial Conference...
08 Mar 2018

Make sure that you and your financial planner are executing the same financial game plan

The relationship that you have with your financial planner is comparable to the one that exists between a professional sportsperson and his or her coach. It takes the form of an unbiased and objective collaboration through which you and your financial planner continuously evaluate and implement the strategies that will deliver your desired long term...
08 Mar 2018

More women are actively pursuing their career goals than ever before

82% of women surveyed are confident in their ability to fulfill their career aspirations and 73% are actively seeking career advancement opportunities 63% of South African women have aspirations to be a leader/top level executive 42% of women globally versus 41% in South Africa feel nervous about the impact starting a family might have on...
08 Mar 2018

Gender diversity key for success in financial services sector

Diversity, an organisation’s ability to access a broad spectrum of ideas and personal experiences, is a proven driver of innovation and business success. Findings, however, suggest that the gender parity is far from a reality and there has never been a more important time to #PressforProgress in corporate South Africa – the theme for International...
08 Mar 2018

Sanlam Announces Resilient 2017 Financial Results and Major Acquisition

The Sanlam Group released its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2017, which reflects a resilient operational performance underpinned by good progress across all of the Group’s strategic pillars. This follows a decade of double-digit average growth rates in most key performance indicators.
08 Mar 2018

Percentage of women in senior roles in SA creeps up

  Although almost one third (29%) of senior roles in South Africa are now filled by women, one in five local businesses (20%) still have no women at all in senior positions. These are among the findings of the 2018 Grant Thornton International Business Report focused specifically on research regarding Women in Business. The report,...
08 Mar 2018

How women can keep their financial goals on track

Numerous demands on your time and pockets mean that as a woman it’s easy to stray from the path to achieving your financial goals. Christelle Louw, an Advisory Partner at Citadel, offers some practical tips for avoiding common slip-ups and getting your own finances back on track.

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