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14 Sep 2021

After China's crackdown, is the worst yet to come for investors?

The MSCI China Index has fallen more than 30% from peak-to-trough this year after President Xi announced sweeping changes to the way some companies are regulated. We talked to Robin Parbrook, Asian Equities Fund Manager, on Schroders’ Investor Download podcast about whether investors have seen the worst of the falls and the outlook for investing in China.
13 Sep 2021

CFP® - The most important three letters in financial planning

Preparing for an uncertain future has never been so important. Financial wellness is the cornerstone of a healthy society and should be the goal of every individual. But achieving financial wellness is easier said than done. There are thousands of financial products on the market, and it seems that everybody has an opinion about what you should do with your savings.
13 Sep 2021

National Wills Week, 13 – 17 September

We’re all familiar with the popular idiom: death and taxes (“the only two certainties in the world”). The topic of Wills is often avoided because, let’s be honest, it’s not always pleasant to think about what would happen if you were to pass away. Making proactive plans to protect your loved ones and ensure that your legacy is left as you intended it, needn’t be a doom and gloom topic.

13 Sep 2021

Insurer gears up to grow broker channel

King Price has brought industry heavy-hitter Susan Grobler on board to head up sales in their business insurance division and strengthen their broker channel. Having been inducted into the insurance kingdom’s quirky, service-driven way of doing things differently at the beginning of August, Grobler says she’s already identified numerous opportunities for King Price to grow their presence in the broker community, which she describes as the bedrock of the company’s commercial book.
10 Sep 2021

The role of an executor can be complex

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased awareness around mortality and the administrative and financial burden that surrounds the passing of a loved one. The most recent estimates by the Master of the High Court are that as many as 70% of South Africans do not have a legally executable will. What this means is that for many South Africans, the death of a family member or loved one is surrounded by confusion, disarray and conflict. The function of a will and the role of an executor are issues that South Africans are urged to look into, particularly in the run up to National Wills Week, which takes place from 13 – 17 September 2021.
10 Sep 2021

SA investors optimistic about returns

South Africans are more optimistic than at any point in the past five years, expecting their future investment returns to average 15.2% per year for the next five years, an increase of 2.5% since last year. Their expectations are substantially higher than global investors’ expectations of 11.3% over the same investment period.
10 Sep 2021

Achieving SA's economic growth and employment imperatives

The success of an economy can be measured against a simple mantra: Everyone who wants a job, has a job. This is the view of Kevin Lings, chief economist at STANLIB, who spoke on Thursday at the 2021 Allan Gray Investment Summit. The virtual event brought together local and international investment managers and other finance...
09 Sep 2021

Investec to list on A2X

Investec Limited will retain its listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the Namibia Stock Exchange (NSX) and the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) and its issued share capital will be unaffected by its secondary listing on A2X. Investec plc will retain its listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the JSE and its issue capital will also remain unaffected.
09 Sep 2021

Celebrating 25 years of helping people on their investment journey to success

Momentum Wealth, one of the largest linked investment service providers (LISPs) in SA is proudly celebrating 25 years in the investment industry. “We started doing business as Momentum Administration Services (MAS) in September 1996,” says Hymne Landman, Head of Momentum Wealth.
09 Sep 2021

Top speakers headline all-digital Morningstar Investment Conference

Global Investment researcher Morningstar has unveiled the agenda for its all-digital Morningstar Investment Conference South Africa in October, with political economist Moeletsi Mbeki and Stanlib economist Kevin Lings heading a strong speaker line-up.

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