http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/PressItems/ Insurance Gateway: Investment Press Room RSS Feed. Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:16 +0200 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:16 +0200 en-za The most recent performance of the Blue Ink All South African Hedge Fund Composite (BIC),which tracks the average return of all single strategy local hedge funds, shows that hedge funds reported an average return of 3. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5105&URL=Steady+1st+quarter+for+local+hedge+funds Wed, 23 May 2012 18:52:19 +0200 Johannesburg - Any decent software application today progresses through the SDLC, well known to anyone in the IT industry as the Software Development Life Cycle. The SDLC is the cycle of an application involving many role players generally beginning with the Analysis phase, moving through Design and Implementation, onto Testing and ending with Evaluation before heading back to Analysis. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5104&URL=Spread+sheets+for+Tax+Professionals++Avoid+the+Downward+Spiral Wed, 23 May 2012 18:47:38 +0200 One-day event focuses on latest technology trends to help improve compliance Johannesburg - Tax technology is a rapidly changing area of tax tracking and recording for companies. Financial and information managers have to keep abreast of trends that can help their companies improve tax compliance while maintaining the integrity of their tax recording and payment systems. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5100&URL=Tax+technology+under+the+spotlight+at+Deloitte+summit Tue, 22 May 2012 16:56:07 +0200 Matthew de Wet: Head of Investments, Nedgroup Investments There can be large differences between the return that a fund generates (fund returns) and the return that investors in the fund actually receive (investor returns). http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5099&URL=South+African+investors+missing+out+on+returns+1 Tue, 22 May 2012 11:44:11 +0200 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 been cooperating with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and other stakeholders as it has been of the view that the existing Attorneys Act of 1979 is outdated and needs to be replaced with new legislation that unites the legal profession, complies with the Constitution, the Competition Act and transformation imperatives. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5098&URL=Law+Society+welcomes+legal+practice+bill Tue, 22 May 2012 11:18:58 +0200 Property investors and South Africans wishing to obtain property rights are advised not to proceed with new change of land rights applications under The Development Facilitation Act 67 of 1995 (the DFA) as all applications under the DFA will be brought to a halt on 18 June 2012 and developers with applications in process may have to reapply under different laws. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5097&URL=Property+investors+warned+not+to+proceed+with+DFA+property+rights+applications+while+legislation+still+in+question Tue, 22 May 2012 11:07:56 +0200 Forecast: repo rate will be left unchanged at 5. 5% By: Tendani Mantshimuli, Consumer Economist at Liberty The SARBs monetary policy committee (MPC) starts its meeting on Tuesday the 21st of May; the decision will be published on Thursday afternoon. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5091&URL=SARB+MPC+Meeting+May+2012 Tue, 22 May 2012 07:45:28 +0200 Important changes to a persons Last Will Testament need to be dealt with on a regular basis in order to give effect to a persons latest wishes. Circumstantial changes happen all the time, says David Nathan, a senior partner at Grant Thornton Johannesburg. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5090&URL=Careful+planning+of+your+Last+Will++Testament+today+secures+your+wishes+for+tomorrow Mon, 21 May 2012 12:02:39 +0200 Successful infrastructure projects will help SA unlock growth opportunities Cape Town - The strength of leadership, both political and corporate, rather than capital, pose a bigger challenge to South Africas infrastructure delivery. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5089&URL=Leadership+and+skills+not+capital+pose+challenge+to+infrastructure+roll+out Sun, 20 May 2012 20:28:04 +0200 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, stimulated, challenged and doing something worthwhile this usually means that you are employed and earning an income. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5088&URL=Taking+back+control+if+you+are+unable+to+work+due+to+retrenchment+or+illness+1 Sun, 20 May 2012 20:22:52 +0200 Since the start of the credit crisis in 2008 companies and governments have faced unprecedented economic challenges and elevated volatility across global markets. Research increasingly indicates active fund managers are struggling to outperform their benchmarks raising doubts as to whether active fund managers can still outperform over time. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5086&URL=Global+active+fund+managers+struggle+in+2010++2011 Sun, 20 May 2012 18:35:07 +0200 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 one works beyond age 55, one loses 2 years of life span on average. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5084&URL=Taking+back+control+Are+we+working+ourselves+to+death+1 Sun, 20 May 2012 18:22:38 +0200 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 the locations of strikes could directly intrude on third party property rights. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5083&URL=COSATU+protesting+proposed+changes+to+Labour+Legislation+some+amendments+likely+to+be+scrapped+says+ENS Sun, 20 May 2012 18:11:57 +0200 Glacier International has launched Navigate by Glacier International, a simple and cost effective way to invest offshore. The solution comprises a range of carefully selected funds across different investor risk profiles. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5082&URL=Glacier+International+simplifies+offshore+investment Wed, 16 May 2012 19:03:36 +0200 David Crosoer, Head of Research at PPS Investments Concerns about the strength of the global recovery have dominated markets over the past year, with renewed worries about the sustainability of the US economic recovery and the sensitivity of China to a European recession leaving investors uncertain. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5079&URL=When+not+to+heed+the+headlines Wed, 16 May 2012 12:36:41 +0200 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. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5078&URL=Proposed+amendments+to+Labour+Legislation+causing+concern+for+local+employers+2 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:23:47 +0200 Bert Chanetsa, the Deputy Executive Officer for Investment Institutions at the Financial Services Board (FSB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kedibone Dikokwe as the new Head of the Department of Collective Investment Schemes (CIS). http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5075&URL=FSB+announces+new+Head+of+the+Department+of+Collective+Investment+Schemes Tue, 15 May 2012 11:40:11 +0200 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 Confidence Index. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5074&URL=More+SA+professionals+considering+emigrating++survey Tue, 15 May 2012 11:32:44 +0200 By Marize van der Merwe, Senior Investment Analyst, Glacier by Sanlam In recent months offshore as an investment theme has featured strongly on the agenda of numerous SA investment managers. Compelling arguments have been made for offshore investing with the most significant from a valuation perspective. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5073&URL=Offshore+on+the+agenda+of+SA+managers Tue, 15 May 2012 11:21:42 +0200 Andrew Dittberner, a senior investment manager at Cannon Asset Managers, looks at how the investment cycle has turned and sounds a warning for those following the growth style (whether knowingly or unwittingly) For the last few years, growth investing has dominated the South African investment landscape resulting in the near abandonment of the value investment style by both investors and almost all investment managers alike. http://www.insurancegateway.co.za/InvestmentConsumers/PressRoom/ViewPress/Irn=5067&URL=Has+Values+time+returned Mon, 14 May 2012 16:13:51 +0200