Broad principles of retirement savings By Peter Atkinson, National Technical Portfolio Manager
Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa
16 May 2013: Most people view retirement savings as the ultimate goal of their wealth accumulation ...
Read More » | | | Law Society concerned at Parliamentarians’ inappropriate questioning of Public Protector The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) expresses its concern at the recent tone of the questioning of the Office of the Public Protector by members of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development ...
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Government Employees Pension Fund nominated for global responsible investment award A new global award to recognise excellence in responsible investment reporting has shortlisted the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) for best responsible investment report by a large pension fund. The ...
Read More » | | | Longer life spans in SA present a challenge for retirement Improvements in the provision of healthcare available to many South Africans have led to an increase in the life expectancy for the average citizen in recent years. However, this reality also means that people ...
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FSB reacts to Arthur Brown sentence The Financial Services Board (FSB) is disappointed with the sentence handed down to Mr J Arthur Brown by the Western Cape High Court today. 00 or 36 months in prison does not acknowledge the extent of the damage ...
Read More » | | | Leading Independent Financial Advisor targets Africa for Growth Last week’s Word Economic Forum in Cape Town saw leaders from government and business championing the cause of African growth and regional integration. This torch has been taken up by the world's largest ...
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How South Africa is “delivering on Africa’s Promise” in the financial services sector The 23rd World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, currently underway in Cape Town, calls for Africa to live up to its true potential. Under the theme “Delivering on Africa’s Promise” the gathering ...
Read More » | | | Survey shows women in South Africa not planning for retirement Women represent less than 25 per cent of the retirement planning sector in South Africa, according to the results of a new study on behalf of the deVere Group, South Africa.
The online survey, conducted ...
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Cyber security: it’s a war zone Cyber security has moved beyond the IT department to impact governments, enterprises and individuals on a massive scale. Cyber security today is a war zone.
This emerged at the opening of the 8th annual ...
Read More » | | | Congratulations to Risk Doctor and Partners who celebrate their tenth anniversary this year!
Dr David Hillson FIRM, HonFAPM, PMI Fellow
Since July 2003 the Risk Doctor brand has built a strong global reputation for excellence ...
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African Development Bank Group approves a new Ten-Year Strategy “This document reflects Africa’s vision for itself – a vision of transformation that is achievable”, said Donald Kaberuka
TUNIS, Tunisia, April 30, 2013/ -- The economic transformation ...
Read More » | | | Call for a Radical rethink on financial planning Cost-shy consumers are cutting themselves out of a fortune and are encouraged to do so by a legislative and media environment focused on fees not outcomes. To maximise their financial wellbeing, a major attitudinal ...
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“Tough love” proposals to help you fund your retirement South Africans are far better spenders than they are savers and investing towards a financially sound retirement is generally at the bottom of their list of priorities. Niel Fourie, Public Policy Actuary ...
Read More » | | | Liberty pledges its commitment to tackling youth unemployment JOHANNESBURG: The Youth Employment Accord is a multi-billion Rand pact undertaken by public and private entities to create employment and training opportunities for inexperienced job seekers. Liberty, along ...
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Secrecy Bill: Could this article become outlawed? By Terry Booysen, Chief Executive Officer
CGF Research Institute (Pty) Ltd
As a part of our ‘freedom’ struggle, many South Africans and indeed a great number of international supporters fought ...
Read More » | | | Sound financial advice crucial to protect consumers The long-standing dominance of financial intermediaries in the distribution of financial products has been challenged by the emergence of product providers that are marketing directly to the consumer.
Although ...
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