Five simple insights can make you a better investor in 2020 As one year winds down and a new one begins, our thoughts typically turn to taking a well-deserved break. Traditionally we take stock of the past year, make New Year’s resolutions and start to focus on our ...
Read More » | | | Protecting your Identity this Holiday Season The South African Insurance Association (SAIA) encourages consumers to consider taking extra care in protecting their identity this festive season. Criminal activity tends to increase considerably over the holiday ...
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What is the difference between Black Friday and Cyber Monday?
Cyber Monday originated in the US and is a marketing term used for the Monday after Thanksgiving. It was created by retailers to encourage people to shop online. The term was coined by Ellen ...
Read More » | | | Interview with Bright Rock CEO, Schalk Malan about their ground-breaking temporary disability cover In October 2019 Needs-matched life insurance provider, BrightRock, announced enhancements to their temporary expenses cover. Read More
More recently Insurancegateway® Interviewed Schalk Malan to not only ...
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Early intervention key for organisations heading towards financial distress In his Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) delivered in October, the Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, revealed the extent of South Africa’s growing fiscal and economic woes, with the most significant ...
Read More » | | | South Africa’s consumers are ‘Tapping and Scanning’ to pay, says FNB FNB customers have made over R14 billion in ‘tap’ or contactless payments in the twelve months to June 2019, with continued month on month growth. This upward trend points to growing appetite for the ...
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How to manage money as a family You share your life with your family. They celebrate your successes with you and are the go to people when you need a shoulder to lean on. In fact, most people’s financial affairs involve taking care of family, ...
Read More » | | | Tomorrow’s retirement industry will be radically different – So what should pension funds be thinking about now? By Petri Greeff, Head of Investment Advisory at RisCura
Pension funds today should be investing for a horizon of 80 years or more. While it’s impossible to predict what the world will be like in 2100, ...
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Safe havens far from low risk 2019 has been a challenging year for asset managers and their clients. Confidence in South Africa remains dismal, and global macro risks have risen amid trade wars and a slowing global economy. This has seen a ...
Read More » | | | Exchange control risks when moving funds offshore Bianca Botes, Treasury Partner at Peregrine Treasury Solutions
23 October 2019: Many South Africans are actively looking to move funds offshore, for reasons that range from travel and investing to ...
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Why looking for a catalyst is not always helpful Anet Ahern, CEO, PSG Asset Management
As any parent of young children will attest, the need to know “why” and “when” is a natural human tendency. It is also the mainstay of ...
Read More » | | | Stonehage Fleming appoints Non-Executive Director to Boards in South Africa Stonehage Fleming has recently welcomed Fred Robertson to the Stonehage Fleming family as a Non-Executive Board member on its local Board of Directors. His impressive resume reflects over 3 decades of experience ...
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Classification of SA hedge funds underway South African hedge fund managers have begun the process of categorising their hedge fund portfolios in line with the provisions of the new Hedge Fund Classification Standard, which was recently introduced by the ...
Read More » | | | Longevity in estate planning Willie Fourie, Head of Estate and Trust advisory services at PSG Wealth
We often think of longevity when it comes to financial planning, but there is also something to be said for considering the longevity of ...
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The risk of a US bear market is higher than a year ago – PSG Wealth The current bull market reached its 10-year anniversary this June, making it the longest bull market run in modern history. Understandably, this makes investors nervous. Everyone remembers the mayhem of 2008 – ...
Read More » | | | Five key reasons not to DIY your investments The rise of new technologies and fintech has made investing simpler, more transparent and cheaper than ever before, leading many to adopt a DIY-approach to their finances. So, in a world where investing is as easy ...
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