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, ...
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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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During April we celebrated Earth Day and our President, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, joined some more than 40 world leaders at a climate summit convened by US President, Mr Joe Biden, to discuss the global climate change ...
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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, ...
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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% 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 ...
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Technical excellence is a term that is often cited in insurance, and especially so in relation to AGCS’s international clients with their complex risk profiles. But while it is frequently used, what does ...
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From the Desk of the Chief Executive: Viviene Pearson   In ...
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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 ...
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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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Satrix’s Top 40 ETF was yesterday named South Africa's favourite exchange-traded fund (ETF) for the fourth consecutive year at the 2021 South African Listed Tracker Funds Awards (SALTA). The index investment ...
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The Covid-19 global pandemic highlights the importance of business continuity planning for current and future operational disruptions. Good continuity management learnings – robust planning and honest supply ...
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Social inflation is challenging the liability environment for companies and impacting potential claims payments for insurers, driven by a wide variety of factors such as anti-corporate sentiment, the rise of the ...
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Businesses are entering a period of huge policy and regulatory change as the world steps up its efforts to combat global warming. Actions to address climate change pose significant operational and compliance challenges ...
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The journey from a voluntary regime for companies around environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics to a more regulated and compulsory one involving transparency, disclosure and reporting is well underway ...
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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 ...
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