Law Society welcomes legal practice bill The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) welcomes the publication of the long-awaited Legal Practice Bill. ‘This Bill has been in the making for more than a decade, and throughout that process, the LSSA has ... Read More » | | | Reasons to set up a trust (even if we had no estate duty) By Clive Hill, Estate Planning Specialist, Glacier by Sanlam
Trusts are commonly used to ‘freeze’ the value of assets, so that when the person who transferred them to the trust dies, they won’t ... Read More » |
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Careful planning of your Last Will & Testament today secures your wishes for tomorrow Important changes to a person’s Last Will & Testament need to be dealt with on a regular basis in order to give effect to a person’s latest wishes.
“Circumstantial changes ... Read More » | | | Taking back control if you are unable to work due to retrenchment or illness Financial adviser Phillip Kassel looks at how you can take back control of your life if you are unable to work either due to retrenchment or illness.
Life is at its best when you feel valued, cherished, ... Read More » |
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Taking back control: Are we working ourselves to death? By Phillip Kassel, Financial Adviser, Liberty Life
Former engineer and American academic Sing Lin argues that working past the age of 55 will kill you more quickly. His conclusion is that for every year ... Read More » | | | COSATU protesting proposed changes to Labour Legislation– some amendments likely to be scrapped says ENS COSATU has reacted to new proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Act (LRA), particularly pertaining to laws regarding strikes and picketing, with national outcry. Furthermore, other proposed amendments regarding ... Read More » |
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Vodacom granted short and long term insurance licences JOHANNESBURG - Vodacom has received the go-ahead to enter the South African insurance market having been recently awarded a long term insurance licence by the Financial Services Board (FSB). This licence, ... Read More » | | | Proposed amendments to Labour Legislation causing concern for local employers The proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) are causing new controversy, due to potential implications both for employers and employees.
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More SA professionals considering emigrating - survey Rising concern over issues such as crime, healthcare and education are leading more graduate professionals in South Africa to consider emigrating, according to the latest results from the PPS Graduate Professionals ... Read More » | | | Defining different types of risk
Dr David Hillson FIRM, HonFAPM, PMI Fellow
People sometimes ask how we should define "strategic risk" ... Read More » |
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Economy growing, but challenges remain By Tendani Mantshimuli, consumer economist, Liberty Life
Economic data for the first two months of the year indicate that the South African economy continues to grow, although not as robustly as we would ... Read More » | | | Project management is no popularity contest Observing the decision-makers who select an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution is something of a study of the human condition. From the highs of imagined benefits and anticipated advantages, to the lows ... Read More » |
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SAIA comments on the impact of health insurance proposals on consumers The South African Insurance Association (SAIA) has announced that it has made its submission to the National Treasury with regards to the proposed Demarcation Regulations demarcating between Health Insurance Policies ... Read More » | | | From the dark ages to enlightened reporting By Terry Booysen
CEO: CGF Research Institute (Pty) Ltd
Modern day company reporting finds its roots as far back as 7500 BC, which is when we believe the first rudimentary form of accounting records and ... Read More » |
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Hannover Re reports sharply higher premium income and profitability Hannover: Hannover Re expressed considerable satisfaction with its results for the first quarter of 2012. 'We generated exceptionally good Group net income of EUR 261 million in the first three months of the ... Read More » | | | FIA expresses dismay at draft Health Insurance demarcation regulations The Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa (FIA) has expressed dismay over the draft Demarcation regulations proposed by the Treasury highlighting the fact that by putting an end to various types ... Read More » |