Bitcoin: guidance from an actuary on how to channel your fear of missing out As the price of Bitcoin breached US$50 000 (around R740 000) in the past week, the fear of missing out once again hit all-time highs for many investors. According to South African actuary, Imran Lorgat, a sure ...
Read More » | | | COFACE SA: Moody's raises the outlook for Coface to “stable” The rating agency Moody’s, on 10th February 2021, has confirmed the financial strength rating (Insurance Financial Strength – IFS) for Coface at A2. The agency has also raised the outlook for Coface, ...
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ADJUDICATOR SLAMS PRIVATE SECURITY SECTOR PROVIDENT FUND FOR NOT TAKING ACTION AGAINST DEFAULTING EMPLOYERS Regulatory compliance in the private security industry remains a sore point as more complaints land on the desk of the Pensions Funds Adjudicator.
The majority of the complaints prevalent in this sector ...
Read More » | | | Planning for your child’s education in 2021 – is it really worth it? With schools opening and closing throughout last year and the opening of schools delayed to 15 February this year, it is difficult for parents to plan and make decisions regarding the future of their children’s ...
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ADJUDICATOR RULES EMPLOYER IS ENTITLED TO PENSION DEDUCTION AFTER DOUBLE SALARY PAYMENTS The Deputy Pension Funds Adjudicator, Advocate Matome Thulare, has ruled that an employer was entitled to claim a deduction for double salary payments made to the complainant for over two years.
Advocate ...
Read More » | | | Coface Barometer Q4 2020 - An uneven recovery Paris, February 9, 2021 – As it releases its latest quarterly risk Barometer, and its annual County & Sector Risk Handbook, Coface, a leader in credit insurance, highlights an uneven recovery across countries, ...
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Your greatest asset is being able to earn - How to protect it when you’re starting out It’s a new year and what an exciting time if it coincides with starting a career. Earning your first pay cheque is exhilarating but at the same time it is easy to fall into the habit of spending it all. As ...
Read More » | | | Introducing our new eNews App Insurance Gateway is thrilled to introduce our brand new electronic newspaper. The final product is available as both a mobile and desktop application. Our aim with the app was to develop an electronic newspaper ...
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Investing with style – A guide to understanding investment styles and strategies If there’s one thing investors have been reminded of in 2020, it is that investing is certainly not a linear journey. There will be ups and downs and sharp swings in the market’s direction. This movement ...
Read More » | | | One crisis invariably leads to a crisis of another kind The Covid-19 pandemic is unquestionably a health crisis. That said, just focussing on the health aspects of the virus is too narrow a perspective.
If we reflect back to the most recent global crisis - ...
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Debt is a four letter Debt is something most people find themselves incurring. And it is not difficult to understand how one gets into debt. We have such easy access to credit cards; retail accounts for furniture, clothing, appliances; ...
Read More » | | | Making a case for offshore investing State capture, corruption, land expropriation without compensation. These are all terms that have become part of the South African lexicon and part of our daily reality. According to the recent 2020 Bloomberg ...
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Just thinking long term is not enough Along with many others, we often emphasise the importance of not giving in to your emotions and avoiding making rash, short-term decisions. Yet despite this, plenty of investors still fall prey to their emotions ...
Read More » | | | FOR YOUR EYES ONLY-POPIA ESSENTIALS The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) has been in the making for a while, with certain aspects already introduced. It is finally set to come into full effect after President Cyril Ramaphosa said, in ...
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HEDGE FUNDS-A BROADER TOOLKIT TO CAPTURE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES Flexibility gives hedge funds greater opportunism
Meeting investment objectives in the future requires greater opportunism given challenging global growth outlooks and elevated volatility we see from traditional ...
Read More » | | | Economic Focus – A quick take on the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement 2020 Positive on structural reforms but lingering risk from the execution of the wage bill reduction
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A marginally worse economic environment relative to the June Special Adjustment ...
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