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08 Mar 2016

More women take control of own finances and family finances too

As we celebrate International Women’s Day this March, it’s important to note that more and more women are taking control not only of their own finances but their family and households’ as well, says Boitumelo Mothoagae, Liberty Financial Adviser.
07 Mar 2016

The search for the next FPI Financial Planner of the Year now on

The Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa (FPI) invites all its members who are CFP® professionals to enter its most prestigious annual award; the FPI Financial Planner of the Year.
07 Mar 2016

Ashburton Private Equity Fund I raises R500m

The Ashburton Private Equity Fund 1 recently had its final close and has raised R500 million.
04 Mar 2016

Hollard CEO comments on Budget 2016

With critical challenges facing our economy, it was always going to be impossible for SA Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, to satisfy everyone with his mid-term Budget Speech. But in the context of the eight-point plan proposed by financial sector business leaders in pre-SONA meetings with government, Hollard CEO, Nic Kohler, believes there is much to...
03 Mar 2016

Volatility and drawing a retirement income

It’s at times like these, when financial markets are shifting and investors nervous, that the shrewd investor realises the true value of a professional financial planner who keeps you on course to meet your investment goals.
02 Mar 2016

Treasury and the SARB comment on developments at Barclays

The Treasury and the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) say Barclays PLC, in particular the CEO, has been in regular contact with them over Barclays PLC’s intention to reduce its 62.3 per cent shareholding in Barclays Africa Group Limited (BAGL).
02 Mar 2016

Tax Amendments – How are you impacted?

Yesterday marked what has become known as T-day – the day the long awaited tax reforms became a reality in the retirement industry and for retirement fund members.
02 Mar 2016

Being first isn’t always best

South African organisations reported a considerably higher frequency in the incidence of economic crime in comparison to their African and global peers, with more than two in three organisations (69%) indicating that they had been victim to economic crime in the last 24 months, according to PwC’s biennial Global Economic Crime Survey issued this week. Louis...
02 Mar 2016

Rand plays havoc with insured values

Businesses that procure equipment or supplies from international markets are at risk of significant losses if they have not reviewed the impact of the falling Rand on the insured value of their property and assets.  In the last year, the cost to replace machinery or equipment procured in the US and Europe has rallied by...
02 Mar 2016

Bankruptcy in agricultural sector on the increase

It is expected that the number of South African companies filing for bankruptcy during the first quarter of this year will increase by 53% from 119 to 182, most of these being in the agricultural sector.  This is according to Werner Gerber, an Audit Manager at BDO South Africa. The recent drought throughout South Africa...

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