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20 Oct 2017

Political awareness an imperative for professional financial advice

A deep awareness of the South African political landscape is important to financial planners due to its effect on the domestic economy and the knock-on impact on business and consumer confidence and investment returns.
20 Oct 2017

Financial Planning Institute Announces 2017 Financial Planner of the Year

The Financial Planning Institute (FPI) of Southern Africa, last night at the FPI Awards Ceremony Gala Dinner, announced Mark MacSymon, CFP®, as the 2017 FPI Financial Planner of the Year in a hotly contested competition. The FPI Financial Planner of the Year Award honours outstanding planners from across South Africa and is considered to be...
19 Oct 2017

MTBPS: Economic growth crucial to SMEs

While local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have many wishes for the upcoming Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) that will improve the ease of doing business, none of these will be significant unless the ultimate outcome of the speech is improved economic prospects.
19 Oct 2017

How to deal with disappearing tenants

In difficult economic times, many landlords rely on the rental income their tenants bring in – but what happens if that tenant suddenly decides to move out?
19 Oct 2017

Local and global gold demand at record levels

Gold has generally held its status as an investment haven in times of global uncertainty, disparate economic growth across countries and particularly when geopolitics take the centre stage as they have done in recent years.
19 Oct 2017

Don’t let geopolitics blind you to investment opportunities

The world may appear fraught with geopolitical risk, but such perceptions cloud the vision of many investors who ignore the rich potential thrown up by the seeming disorder. Former White House adviser Philippa Malmgren, at present consulting to the British government, said a focus on quantitative analysis blinded asset managers to technological innovation taking place...
19 Oct 2017

Five rental property buying mistakes to avoid

Praven Subbramoney, CEO of Private Bank Lending at FNB, points out five mistakes to avoid when choosing the right rental property:
19 Oct 2017

New board of SAA officially announced

The Minister of Finance, Malusi Gigaba, has officially announced the appointment of six new members to the Board of South African Airways (SAA), as well as the full slate of non-executive board members at the airline, which have been approved by the Cabinet.
18 Oct 2017

The significance of the cabinet reshuffle

On 17 October, President Jacob Zuma reshuffled his cabinet, just two months before he is due to stand down as leader of the governing African National Congress (ANC) party.
18 Oct 2017

Investing with real impact could help solve education crisis

The National Development Plan (NDP) states that education, training and innovation are central to South Africa’s long-term development, and that improving the quality of education in South Africa is one of the NDP’s key priorities.

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