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Is the Covid-19 e-commerce boom here to stay?Published: Tue, 28 Jul 20 The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of e-commerce in a way no company could have imagined. In fact, in many instances, it has brought 3-5-year sales projections forward in just a matter of months. “Many businesses are already living in the future,” said Gerrit Smit, Partner - Head of Equity ...
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SOUTH AFRICA FACES WEALTH DETERIORATION CRISISPublished: Mon, 27 Jul 20 How understanding the real value of good financial advice can help
27 July 2020: The Centre for Applied Research (CAR) reported that the global financial services industry is facing a ‘crisis of faith’, as clients increasingly question the cost of advice that they believe they could have gotten ...
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Art as a store of value in times of crisisPublished: Mon, 27 Jul 20 During times of crisis, the appeal of collectible assets like art can intensify. Nervous of the present risks in investment markets, investors will look to include assets with a more consistent store of value in their portfolios.
Historically, average valuations across the art market have tended ...
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FINANCIAL LESSONS 2020 HAS TAUGHT USPublished: Mon, 20 Jul 20 While most of us would choose to fast forward to 2021, this year has taught us many hard lessons, including financial ones. Jaco Prinsloo, Certified Financial Planner at Alexander Forbes, reflects on some of the learnings we should all take with us.
Lesson 1: Debt can be scary
There are few things scarier ...
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Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA)Published: Fri, 10 Jul 20 ASISA commits to B4SA compact for economic recovery
The Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) and its members are firmly committed to the new social and economic compact being forged between the private sector under the banner of Business for South Africa (B4SA), Government and other key social ...
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How to spot a financial scamPublished: Thu, 09 Jul 20 Richard Rattue, MD, Compli-Serve SA
The prevalence of online financial crime speaks to the value of personal and company data. At a recent webinar, Reuters, shared some important reminders. Even though you may have taken the necessary precautions to keep yourself safe, scams evolve just as we do. Becoming ...
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POPI ACT IS NOW IN FORCEPublished: Tue, 07 Jul 20 FIVE STEPS TO ENSURE POPI COMPLIANCE FOR DIRECT MARKETING
07 July 2020: The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPI) has now come into effect and it is important that South Africa businesses adhere to the new regulations. The use of personal information is everywhere and it’s almost ...
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DRAFTING A WILL DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWNPublished: Wed, 01 Jul 20 By Christel Botha, Alexander Forbes Fiduciary Services Manager
Life in lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic has given people time to reflect on their personal affairs, leading to an increase in numbers of people making and updating their Last Will and Testament in a bid to regain control over their lives ...
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Minister urges South Africans to build their houses on rockPublished: Wed, 01 Jul 20 Why this has a profound meaning for your retirement investments
In his recent budget speech, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni warned South Africans that “the storm is not over”. Although lockdown restrictions are easing, the unprecedented emergency budget speech drove home the sobering impact ...
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Seven essential start-up tips from JustMoneyPublished: Wed, 01 Jul 20 COVID-19 has kick-started many of us into thinking about setting up our own businesses. Whether you’ve been retrenched, taken a salary cut, or have simply realised that life’s short and it’s time to reach for that long-postponed dream, you’re likely to be re-assessing your talents and deciding ...
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Insurance Gateway Launches Virtual OfficesPublished: Fri, 26 Jun 20 Insurance Gateway developed a new way of connecting brokers to their clients. This new platform will launch 1 July 2020 and I would like to invite you to have a look. To view our offices please click the link below. Features include online appointments, instant video meetings, document management, AI, CRM and even ...
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No shelter from the storm for middle class in Mboweni’s budgetPublished: Thu, 25 Jun 20 On Wednesday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni tabled the national emergency budget outlining reprioritisation of spend in light of the impact of the pandemic. Apart from numerous COVID-19 health and frontline services, boosts to local government spend and talk of potential infrastructure injections, Mboweni laid out ...
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Crisis brings opportunities for equity investorsPublished: Mon, 01 Jun 20 By Justin Floor, fund manager at PSG Asset Management
It has been a long winter for many SA investors and we don’t know when it will turn around. In fact, there is still very little we know for sure about the current crisis, other than that it is entirely unprecedented and is being accompanied ...
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COVID-19 Swings the Spotlight Back onto Emerging Countries’ DebtPublished: Mon, 01 Jun 20 While the focus so far has been mainly on China, Europe and the United States, the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be even more severe for emerging economies, says International credit insurer, Coface. Even though their degree of vulnerability to this shock depends on many factors, the starting ...
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TIPS TO PROTECT YOUR CASHFLOW DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMICPublished: Wed, 27 May 20 By Rita Cool, Certified Financial Planner at Alexander Forbes Financial Planning Consultants
The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is as yet unknown, but individuals have already begun to have their lives disrupted by the country’s economic shutdown, with retrenchments, salary cuts and forced ...
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Your financial wellbeing has never been more important – now is the timePublished: Tue, 26 May 20 The outbreak and rapid spread across the globe of COVID-19 shocked the world and left many already struggling economies, and even strong economies, in trouble. The good news is that measures can be implemented to help individuals to cope with the situation. Iemas Insurance Brokers’ experts give their perspective ...
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