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Subscribe To » Newsletter  | RSS Feeds Directory ASSOCIATIONS AND INSTITUTES Actuarial Society of South Africa Vision: The actuarial profession in South Africa is widely recognised as the profession that enhances the long term financial security of individuals and institutions. Stakeholders and interested parties include business, labour, government, regulatory authorities, other professions, members of retirement ... More Details » Association for Savings and Investment SA (ASISA) ASISA represents the majority of South Africa’s asset managers, collective investment scheme management companies, linked investment service providers, multi-managers, and life insurance companies. United by one representative body for the first time, the members of ASISA have mandated this ... More Details » Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants of Southern Africa ABASA was established in 1985 to promote interests of black men and women engaged in the accounting profession. It is committed and dedicated in this pursuit, and is driven by the need to ensure that every black accountant and aspiring accountant is able to realise his/her full potential and aspirations ... More Details » Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa), The The Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) was formed in 1979 to constitute an organisation to promote arbitration as a means of resolving disputes, to provide a body of competent and experienced arbitrators and ADR specialists for appointment as required, to assist arbitrators and ADR specialists ... More Details » Association of BEE Verification Agencies The Association of BEE Verification Agencies (ABVA) is an independent national membership organisation established to lead the black economic empowerment (BEE) verification industry as it takes up a vital role in the transformation of the South African economy. The first industry body of its kind, the ... More Details » Association of Black Insurance Brokers Association of Black Insurance Brokers. More Details » Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals The vision of ABSIP is to: To facilitate growth in the proportionate representation of the number of black professionals within the securities and investment industry; To establish processes within the securities and investment industry that will serve the needs of black professionals; and To facilitate ... More Details » Black Brokers Council of South Africa The BBCSA is an umbrella body representing various black brokers associations including the Black Brokers Forum, the Association of Black Brokers and the Black Insurance Professonals of Southern Africa. More Details » Black Insurance Professionals of Southern Africa BIPSA was formed by professionals within the Insurance Industry who saw a need for transformation of the insurance industry and development of black professionals within the Insurance industry in the various sub-industry groups including short-term, long-term, employee benefits, risk management, health, ... More Details » Black Management Forum Our Vision To be the foremost organisation in the development of managerial leadership and advancing socio-economic transformation of organisations in Southern Africa and beyond. Our Mission The Black Management Forum stands for the development and empowerment of managerial leadership primarily amongst ... More Details » Business Against Crime South Africa (BACSA) Business Against Crime South Africa (BACSA) was established in 1996 in a response to a call from the then President Mandela for the business community to become involved in the fight against crime. BACSA’s vision is to be one of Government’s strategic partners in leveraging a rapid ... More Details » CGF Research Institute (Pty) Ltd CGF Research Institute (Pty) Ltd provides a wide range of Corporate Governance, Company Secretarial, Compliance, Board Evaluation, Training and Educational Services at guaranteed competitive rates. 1. Company Secretarial Services   CGF provides the knowledge, ... More Details » Compliance Institute of South Africa The Compliance Institute of South Africa is a non-profit organisation officially incorporated under Section 21 of the Companies Act. Aims & Objectives To encourage and promote compliance within the regulatory environment of the South African Financial Services Industry To promote ... More Details » Ethics Institute of South Africa, The The Ethics Institute of South Africa (EthicSA) is a non-profit, public benefit organisation with a vision of building an ethical South Africa. EthicSA's objective with its training courses is to develop ethical skills for the workplace. Our courses raise awareness of the requirements for good individual ... More Details » Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa The Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa (FIA) came about with the merging of SAFSIA and the IBC and has been in effective operation from 1st January 2008. Both SAFSIA and the IBC had been in operation for more than 27 years and each association had a rich history of ... More Details » Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa History The Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa (FPI) is a South African Qualifications Authority recognised professional body for financial planners in South Africa. It is the only institution in South Africa to offer the CFP® certification, as well as an approved examination body ... More Details » Institute for Security Studies The ISS is a regional research institute operating across sub-Saharan Africa. It is registered as a non-profit trust in South Africa, a research association in Ethiopia and as a company limited by guarantee with no share capital in Kenya. As a leading African human security research institution, the ... More Details » Institute of Behavioral Finance, The The Institute of Behavioral Finance is an independent research and training institution aimed at the study and promotion of the behavioral finance discipline. Our mission is to add value and enhance the professional status of the investment sector in South Africa and in so doing serving the interests ... More Details » Institute of Commercial and Financial Accountants of Southern Africa The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of South Africa (CPA) provides a home for professionally qualified accountants, in practice and commerce and industry. The majority of our members offer accounting and allied services to the general public, and to business entities, ranging from large organisations ... More Details » Institute of Directors SA The IoDSA is a non-profit organisation that is unique in that it represents directors, professionals, business leaders and those charged with governance duties in their individual capacities in southern Africa. As the primary decision-makers in the private and public sectors, these individuals hold ... More Details » Institute of Risk Management SA The Institute of Risk Management was formed through the amalgamation of The Society of Risk Managers (SRM) and The South African Risk and Insurance Manager Association (SARIMA) in September 2003. Operating from permanent offices in Johannesburg with a full time staff, it is a registered non-profit organisation ... More Details » Insurance Institute of South Africa VISION, MISSION & CODE OF ETHICS The IISA is a national professional body for the promotion and advancement of knowledge and skills, the maintenance of ethical and professional standards and the general development and progress of its Members and of persons in the insurance industry. Vision ... More Details » National Association of BEE Consultants (NABC) The NABC is an independent body organised to support and develop the BEE consulting industry and to promote good practice, ethics and high standards among its members. Members of the NABC are practicing professional consultants in the field of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment. We add and receive ... More Details » Public Property Syndication Association   More Details » Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) The Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. (RIMS) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the practice of risk management, a professional discipline that protects physical, financial and human resources. Founded in 1950, RIMS represents nearly 4,000 industrial, service, non ... More Details » Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII) The Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII) collects and publishes legal materials from Southern and Eastern Africa for free online access. More Details » Have Your Say » Is insurance a priority for South African millennial's Yes No | Results » From The Glossary » Offshore Investment: Investing offshore, as the name implies means taking your money outside the borders of your own country and investing it in overseas markets. The main reason for wanting to do this is to spread the risk of your investment over more than one economy. This ensures that should the South African economy experience a downward trend, at least some of your investment is stashed in another country and in another economy, thereby protecting it against the ... More Definitions »