How markets have performed in the first quarter Since the equity markets bottomed a year ago after one of the sharpest sell-offs in history, life and the economy have yet to return to normal. However, financial markets continue to look beyond the current reality, ...
Read More » | | | Stonehage Fleming Appoints New Director in South Africa Stonehage Fleming has announced the appointment of Mario Schoeman as Director of Business Development in South Africa. Mario will be responsible for leading the distribution of Stonehage Fleming’s global ...
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Better growth prospects and policy support bode well for markets It’s been a year since the pandemic and the events that followed, took the world into unchartered territory, calling on humankind’s innate ability to adapt to survive. The loss of life has been painful, ...
Read More » | | | Coface records a good start to the year with a net income of €56.4m Xavier Durand, Coface CEO, commented:
“Our first-quarter results reflect our continued strong operating performance and an exceptional environment, where the number of bankruptcies has declined. We anticipate ...
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Consumer price inflation increased by 3.2% Consumer price inflation increased by 3. 2% year-on-year as at the end of March 2021, which was greater than the 2. 9% year-on-year increase from the previous month. Inflation breached the lower end of the target ...
Read More » | | | Offering clients options to cope with volatility Anyone who has been in the trenches of investing long enough will tell you that frightening market slumps are inevitable, as is long-term growth. One real hedge against these savings potholes are insurance-based ...
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First edition of the Ombudsman’s Briefcase for 2021 In our first edition of the Ombudsman’s Briefcase for 2021 we take this opportunity to wish you a safe and prosperous year ahead. We face this year with a little more hope having emerged from a second wave ...
Read More » | | | POPIA 101 All businesses with employees, customers and suppliers must comply with POPIA, which comes into effect on 1 July 2021. Here is a practical guide to the most important aspects
With the commencement ...
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Don’t fall for the hype around speculative investments In the current market climate where market returns disappoint expectations, investors can easily fall for the hype around speculative investments that promise high yields. However, investors should also be careful ...
Read More » | | | SATRIX WINS MORNINGSTAR BEST FUND HOUSE AWARD Satrix, South Africa’s leading provider of index-tracking products, has today been named the 2021 Best Fund House – Larger Fund Range in South Africa by Morningstar, a global financial services firm ...
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Diversification is one of the many effects of oil price volatility on Middle Eastern and African oil producers Study on the impact of oil price volatility in the Middle East and Africa
Paris, March 11, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic’s negative impact on global GDP growth and global trade volumes has caused ...
Read More » | | | Local hedge funds industry finding its feet in a regulated environment The South African hedge funds industry ended 2020 with assets under management of R73. 27 billion. Statistics released by the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) show that assets under management ...
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Interest bearing CIS portfolios attract record breaking net inflows in 2020 The local Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry attracted net annual inflows of R213 billion last year – the highest ever in the industry’s 55 year history. As a result assets under management ...
Read More » | | | 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 ...
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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, ...
Read More » | | | 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 ...
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