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25 Apr 2016

PSG Insure wins Santam commercial insurance awards

PSG Insure is proud to be recognised as the Santam National Broker of the Year for both commercial lines and assets and crop insurance.
25 Apr 2016

GCR accords stable outlook for STANLIB funds

Global Credit Ratings (GCR) accorded national scale fund ratings of AA+(ZA)(f) to the STANLIB Corporate Money Market Fund, and a rating of AA-(ZA)(f) to the STANLIB Extra Income Fund. Both ratings were accorded Stable outlooks.
21 Apr 2016

SABRIC encourages bank consumers to take care of their cyber security

With the increase of cybercrime worldwide, the issue of cyber security has moved from the server room to the board room in many local businesses, and the banking sector is no different.
21 Apr 2016

CMS encourages members of medical schemes to take charge

As the regulator of the medical schemes industry, the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) says it would like to encourage the members of medical schemes to take charge of the affairs of their medical schemes by attending their medical scheme’s Annual General Meeting (AGM).
20 Apr 2016

March CPI: Taking A Breather, But Don’t Hold Your Breath

Headline CPI decelerated sharply in March to 6.3% y/y, from 7% in February, but was nevertheless up 0.8% on a month on month basis. Jason Muscat, FNB Senior Industry Analyst, says the drop was primarily due to the high base of March 2015, “and we expect a re-acceleration in April.”
20 Apr 2016

Eight key questions to help you choose an investment

The investment universe can be complex to navigate without a good grasp of what your needs are. But once you understand why you’re investing and what you’d like to achieve, the process becomes far simpler.  This is according to Duane Littler Executive: Business Development at PPS Investments.
20 Apr 2016

Invest in your child’s retirement

The current economic climate is presenting major challenges for consumers, says Preenay Sathu, Channel Head at FNB Financial Advisory.
20 Apr 2016

How to stay on a sound financial footing in tough times

Times are hard.  Our country continues to suffer the consequences of the worst drought on record that affects millions of South Africans. Then there’s the petrol price, electricity tariff hikes as well as political uncertainty. Putting food on the table for some has become a challenge.  How does Mr Average prevent himself from falling into...
20 Apr 2016

Short-term insurance - the broker model is alive and well

In light of the country’s challenging economic conditions, the short-term insurance industry will be under pressure this year to continue its double digit growth that the sector has experienced over the last couple of years. That’s the word from Nazeer Hoosen: CEO of PPS Short-Term Insurance Company.
18 Apr 2016

Nhlanhla Nene joins Allan Gray board

Allan Gray today announced that the shareholders of its main operating company in South Africa and its group holding company have approved new appointments to both companies’ boards.

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