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30 Jul 2017

FedGroup extends investment opportunity following repo cut

To benefit prospective investors, FedGroup has committed to a delayed adjustment to its Secured Investment rates, maintaining the current interest rate until mid-August 2017.
28 Jul 2017

Women encouraged to invest in themselves this Women’s Month

August is the time of the year when we celebrate South African women and honour them for the role they played in leading our country towards democracy.
27 Jul 2017

Following the herd can be detrimental to your investment plan

Long-term investors are cautioned against acting ‘because everyone else is doing it’, as this can result in them straying from their investment plans.
26 Jul 2017

Five ways to be credit smart

Good money management does not only mean building up savings to meet your goals, it’s also about being able to use credit responsibly to help you achieve your goals.
26 Jul 2017

Impact of surprise interest rate cut

In a move that surprised many economists, the South African Reserve Bank announced a cut in the repo rate from 7% to 6.75% last week.
25 Jul 2017

Beat the confirmation bias blues

By Paul Bosman, Fund Manager, PSG Asset Management. Headlines in South African newspapers don’t make for peaceful bedtime reading, and investors are understandably concerned. Making investment decisions can be difficult when the future looks so uncertain.
25 Jul 2017

Bonitas showing strong vital signs

The annual results for Bonitas Medical Fund (Bonitas), 1 January – 31 December 2016, were announced today. Gerhard van Emmenis, Principal Officer said, ‘Increasing healthcare inflation and economic pressures are proving to be a challenge to the entire healthcare industry. The reality is that when consumers are struggling medical aid, which is essentially a grudge...
25 Jul 2017

Political uncertainty leads to drop in M&A deals in Africa this quarter

Baker McKenzie’s latest quarterly Cross-border M&A Index shows that there were 17 inbound M&A deals in Africa in the second quarter (Q2) of 2017. The 17 inbound deals reflect a 48% drop from 33 deals in Q2 2016. On a quarter-by-quarter basis, inbound deal volume also dropped – by 45% – from 31 deals in...
25 Jul 2017

What financial advisers will need to consider

By Richard Rattue, Managing Director, Compli-Serve SA. Market Conduct regulations are coming to a place near you soon. Do you know how the changes could impact your advisory business?
24 Jul 2017

Africa poised to become digital insurance leader

Oliver Bäte, CEO of Allianz SE, today opened the 44th annual Insurance Conference in Sun City, South Africa, with a keynote address on the conference theme “Disrupt, Debate, Deliver”. In his speech, Bäte addressed the profound transformation of the insurance industry wrought by digitalization.

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