Stonehage Fleming appoints Non-Executive Director to Boards in South AfricaPublished: Tue, 22 Oct 19 Stonehage Fleming has recently welcomed Fred Robertson to the Stonehage Fleming family as a Non-Executive Board member on its local Board of Directors. His impressive resume reflects over 3 decades of experience on both the national and international business stage. He currently serves as the Executive Chairman of ...
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Classification of SA hedge funds underwayPublished: Thu, 10 Oct 19 South African hedge fund managers have begun the process of categorising their hedge fund portfolios in line with the provisions of the new Hedge Fund Classification Standard, which was recently introduced by the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA). The new ASISA Hedge Fund Classification Standard ...
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The risk of a US bear market is higher than a year ago – PSG WealthPublished: Thu, 03 Oct 19 The current bull market reached its 10-year anniversary this June, making it the longest bull market run in modern history. Understandably, this makes investors nervous. Everyone remembers the mayhem of 2008 – and with the prices of shares at all-time highs, especially in the US, the fear of a recession is a ...
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Allianz Global Risk DialoguePublished: Mon, 30 Sep 19 The rise of the cobots
Collaborative robots – or “cobots” – are a key manufacturing technology for tasks requiring human and machine cooperation and have been identified by the AGCS Trend Compass as a trend that will gain significant traction in a number of industries over the ...
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Work your data to make it work for youPublished: Wed, 18 Sep 19 The financial services industry generates huge volumes of data and storing it safely and correctly has always been an essential element of business. Data, however, is typically stored in old mainframe systems, which while robust and capable, become problematic when new age analysis is required, as it can be difficult ...
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Coface South Africa Champions at the 2019 Gender Mainstreaming AwardsPublished: Mon, 09 Sep 19 Coface South Africa, the international credit insurer, was the overall Gender Mainstreaming Champion at the 2019 Awards. Winning four different awards:
The award for a Non-JSE listed company in the category Women Empowerment in the Workplace. The Women on Boards Award and Women on Executive Committees in Multinationals ...
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Tial Turning TwentyPublished: Mon, 09 Sep 19 As Tial celebrates 20 years, it is time to reflect on what has been an incredible journey that has led to us being the successful entity we are today. It is incumbent on us to say a very big thank you to all of our business partners who have travelled and shared the journey with us and shaped our destiny as an innovative ...
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Still hope for a New Dawn?Published: Tue, 03 Sep 19 With GDP up 3. 1% in the second quarter of 2019 (seasonally adjusted, annualised) and 0. 9% for the year to June 2019, the markets have responded positively. The rand appreciated by some 10 cents on publication of the data and bonds yields declined by about 10 basis points.
It is comforting to see that we ...
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How often should employers review their umbrella fund provider?Published: Tue, 03 Sep 19 The 2019 Sanlam Benchmark Survey found that one-third of employers using umbrella funds have never reviewed their provider, while less than half of respondents conducted a review of their provider every one to three years.
“Employers have a duty of care to ensure that they choose an umbrella fund that ...
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IoT and Big Data, the tech that’s disrupting AfricaPublished: Sun, 01 Sep 19 Disruption is now known as the means of changing the way business is being conducted due to the advancement of technology and ability to use innovative new business models. In a digital and connected era where every industry is being disrupted by a wave of innovative technologies, it’s no surprise that the insurance ...
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1Life launches 1Life VantagePublished: Thu, 22 Aug 19 1Life announced the launch of their new digital intermediary solution for life and investment financial advisors – 1Life Vantage - aimed at enabling financial advisers to provide superior financial planning, product advice and ongoing product service to customers for long-term insurance and investment products ...
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Millennials and the coming war for talentPublished: Wed, 31 Jul 19 At the stroke of midnight 2018, the last-born millennial turned 18. As more and more of this coming generation complete formal education and take up jobs, they are dramatically changing the nature of the modern workforce. By as early as 2025, as much as 75% of the global workforce could be millennials and they will ...
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Introducing Our New Website!Published: Mon, 29 Jul 19 The Insurance Gateway® team is excited to share our new website with you. Given our strategic objectives for 2019 and the fact that our last website redesign was over five years ago, we decided on a much anticipated mid-year launch. za was founded in 2005 by the late Michael Stoker as an insurance and financial ...
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Insurers evolving with the digital worldPublished: Mon, 29 Jul 19 The digital revolution promises to change the face of insurance as we know it and as digital disruption creates a new world of opportunities, insurers are ready and awaiting. We are in the Information Age, the synergy between technology and our everyday lives has become so entangled that we must accept we can no longer ...
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Are you cut out for investing in tough times?Published: Mon, 22 Jul 19 By Anet Ahern, CEO PSG Asset Management
Contrarian investors deliberately go against prevailing market trends. They buy when others are selling, and sell when others are buying. Why? This investment strategy is based on the belief that herd behaviour in the markets can result in mispriced shares – ...
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The consequences of missing your CPDsPublished: Mon, 22 Jul 19 The extended deadline (to 31 July 2019) to earn required Continuous Professional Development (CPD) hours is around the corner. For those in financial services who are behind in earning theirs, it is best to act fast. The previous deadline of 31 May arrived sooner than anticipated, revealing how many in the industry ...
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