Consumer price inflation increased by 3.2%Published: Wed, 21 Apr 21 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 band for only one month but has remained modest at the lower end of the band. There were year-on-year ...
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First edition of the Ombudsman’s Briefcase for 2021Published: Tue, 06 Apr 21 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 of the coronavirus and with the COVID-19 vaccine being rolled-out. In this edition we look at insurance ...
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POPIA 101Published: Thu, 01 Apr 21 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 date of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPI) of 1 July 2021 fast approaching, businesses ...
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Don’t fall for the hype around speculative investmentsPublished: Wed, 17 Mar 21 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 not to get caught up in a trading frenzy in fear of missing out on the latest buzzing stocks. While some ...
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SATRIX WINS MORNINGSTAR BEST FUND HOUSE AWARDPublished: Mon, 15 Mar 21 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 with 35 years of investment research.
Satrix, which launched South Africa’s first-ever exchange-traded ...
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Local hedge funds industry finding its feet in a regulated environmentPublished: Mon, 08 Mar 21 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 increased by R4. Hayden Reinders, convenor of the ASISA Hedge Funds Standing Committee, says this ...
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Bitcoin: guidance from an actuary on how to channel your fear of missing outPublished: Tue, 23 Feb 21 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 way of telling that you are about to make an investment mistake is when you are being spurred on by a strong ...
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COFACE SA: Moody's raises the outlook for Coface to “stable”Published: Wed, 17 Feb 21 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, which is now stable.
Almost one year since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and the ...
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Planning for your child’s education in 2021 – is it really worth it?Published: Wed, 10 Feb 21 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 education. Some parents might consider home schooling as an affordable, perhaps more safe or convenient ...
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Coface Barometer Q4 2020 - An uneven recoveryPublished: Wed, 10 Feb 21 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, sectors of activity, and income levels. Although the performance of China and other Asian economies ...
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Introducing our new eNews AppPublished: Wed, 13 Jan 21 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 that would dynamically reflect and complement our more extensive Insurance Gateway website. The pages are ...
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One crisis invariably leads to a crisis of another kindPublished: Tue, 17 Nov 20 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. There is a lot more going on than a healthcare challenge.
If we reflect back to the most recent global crisis - the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008 - we ...
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Debt is a four letterPublished: Tue, 17 Nov 20 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; and regular offers to apply for small loans. Have you noticed that you qualify for a loan without having ...
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Making a case for offshore investingPublished: Tue, 17 Nov 20 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 Misery Index which ranks major economies by inflation and unemployment expectations, South Africa is ...
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