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15 Jul 2015

Solidarity tells members to tighten their belts

Given the increase in consumer prices and the high incidence of layoffs, trade union Solidarity  has urged its members to tighten their belts – not just during National Savings Month – but every month.
15 Jul 2015

The minister who tells it like it is

Will the South African government admit to policy failure?  “No”, I hear you shout.  But here’s the surprise: One of our ministers has actually acknowledged that there are areas in which the government hasn’t done well.  This admission was made by Ebrahim Patel and reported on by News24.
15 Jul 2015

deVere appoints new Head of Risk and Compliance in SA

deVere South Africa on Wednesday announced the appointment of Samantha Lance to lead its Risk and Compliance department.
14 Jul 2015

Lessons we can learn from the Greek tragedy

There are lessons to be learned for South Africa as post-referendum Greece limps towards ….well, we don’t really know …. Armageddon? (This is, after all, a word that comes from the Ancient Greek Ἁρμαγεδών Harmagedō).
14 Jul 2015

New rules mean change for hedge funds

New regulations for the South African hedge fund industry means change for all hedge funds and market participants. That’s the word from Andrew Bovell, Solutions Specialist, RisCura. “The amendments will ensure stricter regulation, tighter control and greater transparency of the industry, further strengthening the strong ‘self-regulatory’ framework that was in place since 2006.”
02 Jul 2015

We’re all poorer now

Even the rich are poorer now.  This came to light when the Sunday Times reported last weekend that cash strapped parents were pulling their children out of top schools like Hilton College in KZN and St Mary’s in Waverley, Johannesburg. The fact that Orlando and Camilla can no longer attend upper middle-class places of learning...
01 Jul 2015

US Fed: data-dependant or data-sceptical?

Hike only in December? Despite strong US economic data since they last met, the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) Open Market Committee (FOMC) struck a rather cautious tone in its media conference this week.  As a result, market expectations are now pointing to the first hike only in December.
30 Jun 2015

Morningstar: South Africa Scores C Grade

Morningstar Research recently released its biannual Global Fund Investor Experience report, which assesses the experiences of mutual fund investors in 25 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. South Africa scored a grade of C in the report. Morningstar researchers identified Korea and the United States as the most investor-friendly markets and China the...
17 Jun 2015

What are the growing numbers of SA high net worth individuals doing right?

The number of new millionaires in Africa is steadily growing, with more than 160 000 individuals holding around US$660 billion in personal wealth at the end of 2014, according to the New World Wealth Africa Wealth Report for 2015. More impressively, the report points to Africa having the fastest growing high net worth (HNW) individual market...
15 Jun 2015

In the upcoming issues of Money Marketing

In our July and August issues we take a look at investing for income and growth, hedge funds, critical illness and the short-term insurance industry. For more information click here.

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