How to invest amounts ranging from R1000 to R1 millionPublished: Mon, 10 Jun 13 By: Tendani Mantshimuli, Consumer Economist at Liberty
Investing can seem limitless when you have excess money at your disposal. But debt unfortunately chokes your financial ability to save or invest, no matter what the amount may be. Every household should have an investment strategy and one that includes ...
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How the rand movements impact the economy and your portfolioPublished: Mon, 10 Jun 13 By Imraan Jakoet, Investment Analyst, Glacier by Sanlam
The recent movement in the rand saw the currency move to multiple year lows (or highs depending how you look at it) to the US dollar and subsequently rebounded last week. Movements like these don’t only impact the cost of forex for your overseas ...
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GT Sales Trading rebrands to reflect bespoke high net worth servicePublished: Mon, 10 Jun 13 GT Sales Trading is rebranding to GT Private Broking, effective 10 June 2013. The name change is part of a strategy to better reflect the division’s increased focus on providing a personalised service to clients by tailoring bespoke trading strategies for each individual.
Bradley Leather, Head of GT ...
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AfDB signs a USD 100 million Risk Participation AgreementPublished: Fri, 07 Jun 13 AfDB signs a USD 100 million Risk Participation Agreement with Commerzbank AG to support Trade Finance in Africa
TUNIS, Tunisia - The African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www. afdb. org) formally signed on May 29th in Marrakech, Morocco, in the prelude of the 48th AfDB Annual Meetings, a USD 100 million ...
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Barclays unlocks youth potentialPublished: Fri, 07 Jun 13 Today, Absa/Barclays kicks off a campaign called Unlocking Youth Potential to empower the next generation with the skills they need to achieve economic independence and to encourage entrepreneurship. The national launch takes place in Johannesburg.
This year Barclays, as a leading global financial services ...
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Exploring Passively Managed / Index FundsPublished: Wed, 05 Jun 13 By Wade Witbooi, Investment Analyst, Glacier by Sanlam
In recent times there has been escalating interest surrounding index investing. Although index investment funds have been around in the industry for a while, they have recently caught the eye of the investor primarily due to their beneficial cost ...
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New principles of success and leadership will change the face of businessPublished: Wed, 05 Jun 13 New definitions of success, leadership and power are emerging, which will radically change the way we do business on a global scale. Failure to keep pace with these new paradigms will spell disaster for corporations, financial and political leaders, states Dr Brenda Hattingh of the Centre for Power Intelligence in ...
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Budgeting made easyPublished: Wed, 05 Jun 13 By: Boitumelo Mothoagae, Head of customer retention and financial adviser at Liberty
Say goodbye to sleepless nights spent worrying about managing your money by putting together a sensible budget that you can follow easily every month. Budgeting makes it easy to monitor and control your personal spending ...
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Seven invaluable keys to a healthy credit rating doorPublished: Wed, 05 Jun 13 South Africa – Among an individual’s most valuable assets is a healthy credit rating.
“Every effort should be made to gain and maintain such a rating, as it will stand you in good stead for all the transactions you undertake in the long-term future,” says Michelle Beetar, MD of information ...
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Listed property’s bumpy road offers investment opportunityPublished: Tue, 04 Jun 13 By Ian Anderson, chief investment officer at Grindrod Asset Management
South Africa’s listed property sector continued its slide during the week ending 31 May 2013, as the Rand breached R10/US$ and bond yields moved sharply higher. 9% last week with a number of companies registering double-digit declines ...
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Talent Development a World-Wide CrisisPublished: Tue, 04 Jun 13 A mammoth 1. 5 billion jobs need to be created globally for the world to win the war against unemployment.
The figure was quoted today at the 30th annual Pan Pacific Business Conference currently taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre. The international event, hosted by the University of Johannesburg ...
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The Achilles’ heel of the economyPublished: Tue, 04 Jun 13
Jac Laubscher, Group Economist
Sanlam
Traditionally, the current account balance of the balance of payments has been the Achilles’ heel of the South African economy. As soon as the deficit exceeds 5% of GDP on a sustained ...
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Saxo Bank launches Saxo TVPublished: Tue, 04 Jun 13 Saxo Bank, the multi-asset online trading and investment specialist, has launched Saxo TV, led by the former Bloomberg TV News anchor, Owen Thomas, to provide on-demand business and financial analysis. Saxo TV is integrated with TradingFloor.
Saxo TV is at the forefront of digital content and communication ...
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Co-Innovation essential to successful strategy in a globalised worldPublished: Mon, 03 Jun 13 In today's globalised economy, organisations that want to remain competitive would do well to adopt policies of co-innovation across multiple boundaries, incorporating consumers, suppliers, and partners with like-minded goals into the process.
This was key to a workshop entitled 'Global Strategy and ...
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Au Revoir Marrakech: Curtain Falls on AfDB 2013 Annual MeetingsPublished: Mon, 03 Jun 13 MARRAKECH, Morocco - The Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (http://www. afdb. org/en/annual-meetings) closed on Friday last in Marrakech, Morocco, after five days of intense brainstorming on current African development issues, and the approval of the Group’s 2012 Annual Report and audited ...
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New AfDB-GFI Joint Report: Africa a Net Creditor to the Rest of the WorldPublished: Mon, 03 Jun 13 MARRAKECH, Morocco - A new joint report by the African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www. afdb. org) and Global Financial Integrity (GFI), launched officially on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at the 48th AfDB Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, reveals that the African continent has been a long-term net creditor to ...
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FIA celebrates 5 years at its 2013 Annual Awards CeremonyPublished: Fri, 31 May 13 The annual Awards Gala Dinner, one of the most prominent events on the financial services calendar, was held last night (Thursday 30 May 2013) at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Almost a thousand industry representatives gathered to congratulate the winners of the 2013 FIA Awards ...
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Budget Car and Van Rental partners with CGF Research InstitutePublished: Thu, 30 May 13 CGF Research Institute (‘CGF’) has entered into yet another exclusive Affinity Partnership Agreement, this time with Budget Car and Van Rental (‘Budget’), who are a subsidiary company of the Bidvest Group.
Being a part of the Budget Global Network, the Budget brand has been in South ...
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