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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Coface finalises the acquisition of GIEK Kredittforsikring ASPublished: Tue, 07 Jul 20 Coface announces the closing of the acquisition of GIEK Kredittforsikring AS, a company created in 2001, and owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, that manages a short-term export credit insurance portfolio. Coface has acquired all GIEK Kredittforsikring AS shares, and the business will ...
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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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POPI ACT - IMPLICATIONS FOR VARIOUS BUSINESS AREASPublished: Thu, 02 Jul 20 02 July 2020: The long-awaited Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 comes into force on Wednesday 1 July 2020, and companies will have a period of one year to get their ducks in a row or risk substantial fines and even imprisonment.
From employee data, to direct marketing, e-commerce and the ...
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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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Supplementary budget lays bare the challenges aheadPublished: Wed, 01 Jul 20 Momentum economist and head of financial advice weigh up the holes in the budget, look at the challenges ahead and share insight on how to address these with professional consulting
Key take-outs
Debt was the word in Wednesday’s emergency budget
Government spend on debt almost in line ...
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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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Norton Rose Fulbright’s Insurance Comic BookPublished: Fri, 19 Jun 20 It is never fun having to reject a claim but we have found a fun way to learn how to do it fairly.
As the brainchild of who else but Donald Dinnie, director at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, for the next part of the popular Big Read Book Series, the team has produced a unique Comic Book Edition of ...
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SAIA Appoints Ms Pamela Ramagaga as General Manager: Insurance RisksPublished: Wed, 17 Jun 20 It is with great pleasure to announce to you that the South African Insurance
Association (SAIA) has appointed Ms Pamela Ramagaga to the position of General Manager:
Insurance Risks effective 1 June 2020. Ms Ramagaga has successfully held the position of Acting General Manager: Insurance Risks from January 2020 ...
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Business resilience: Learnings from the COVID-19 pandemicPublished: Wed, 17 Jun 20 It is safe to say, most of us were unprepared for the COVID-19 outbreak, and even more were unprepared for the mitigation measures taken to prevent the large-scale loss of lives.
Infectious diseases are not new, as far as risks go - these risks have existed in modern times, e. Spanish flu, avian flu and ...
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Coface Barometer Q2 2020 From a massive shock to a diversified recoveryPublished: Thu, 11 Jun 20 A few weeks after the first containment easing measures, economic activity seems to be picking up in most European countries. However, about two months after China, this gradual and partial recovery will not erase the effects of containment on global growth. In this context, Coface forecasts that the recession in ...
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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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Insurance and Risk in a Post-Covid EconomyPublished: Mon, 01 Jun 20 Certain insurance classes will take a hit while others will have time to recover, consumer behaviour will radically change the rules of engagement for insurers and brokers, and accelerate digital transformation
Nothing will be the same in the world post-Covid 19. As our economy slowly starts to ...
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