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21 Nov 2017

How are SA funds positioned to withstand further credit downgrades?

Given the larger-than-expected shortfall in South African government revenues and an increase in foreign financing of government borrowing in rand, the likelihood of a local sovereign downgrade has risen further following the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS); giving rise to critical questions around how South African funds are positioned for such an event.
21 Nov 2017

PSG named top broker and top corporate broker at CIB broker awards

PSG is proud to announce that the PSG Meesterplan office won Diamond Broker of the Year – 1st place at CIB’s 2017 broker awards earlier this month, while PSG Insure won Corporate Broker of the Year – 1st place.
20 Nov 2017

More political shocks

By Dave Mohr (Chief Investment Strategist) & Izak Odendaal (Investment Strategist), Old Mutual Multi-Managers. Some 50 years ago, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson coined the expression ‘a week is a long time in politics’. Faced with chaotic Brexit negotiations, backstabbing Tories and two Cabinet ministers resigning amid this scandal, current British Prime Minister Theresa May...
20 Nov 2017

Ashburton fund recognised

Craig Farley, lead Fund Manager of the Ashburton Chindia Equity Fund, has been ranked 17th best emerging markets equity manager 2017 by Citywire, a leading independent information provider for professional advisers and investors globally.
20 Nov 2017

Hat trick for Bonitas Medical Fund

  Bonitas Medical Fund was recently awarded the Ask Afrika Orange Index for service excellence. This makes it a hat trick for the Fund this year, having earlier received both the Kasi Star Brand Award and the ICON Brands Survey award – both for the medical aid category.
17 Nov 2017

Delicate negotiations in Zimbabwe may continue for a few more days

For the second time in less than ten years, the security services are again the supreme governing authority in Zimbabwe and have received political cover for their intervention by South Africa and China. This is according to Dr Robert Besseling of Ex Africa Business Risk Intelligence.
15 Nov 2017

How countries ensure the success of Citizenship by Investment programmes

CEO of Monarch&Co, James Bowling says there are various measures that countries implement to ensure the future sustainability of their Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programmes.
15 Nov 2017

Key considerations when investing offshore

By Grant Meintjes, Head of Securities, PSG Wealth. It’s 10 years since the beginning of the global financial crisis, and investors are more aware than ever of how portfolio diversification can help protect their investments. These days, a diversified investment portfolio should include both local and international shares.
15 Nov 2017

South Africa needs to wake up, work together and innovate

By William Mzimba, Chief Executive of Accenture South Africa and Chairman of Accenture Africa. We are living in an era of abundance – we have all the resources required to solve humanity’s biggest challenges. The activating ingredient is the ability to innovate. However, in South Africa, the results of the Accenture’s 2017 Innovation Index show...
15 Nov 2017

Are financial advisers ready for RDR’s Phase 2?

As the various phases of Retail Distribution Review (RDR) unfold in the years to come – with Phase 1 likely to be effective in January 2018 – it will become increasingly important for financial advisers and intermediaries to plan ahead and start gearing their businesses for a post-RDR scenario. In Phase 2 and 3, advice...

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