Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance has rejected a proposed amendment to the Pension Funds Act (PFA) that would allow retirement fund members to take out loans of up to 30% against their pension […]
Sanlam and Alexander Forbes have announced two transactions in which they will buy divisions from each other. Sanlam will pay R200 million for Alexander Forbes’ individual client administration business, which will become part […]
Sanlam and Alexander Forbes have announced two transactions in which they will buy divisions from each other. Sanlam will pay R200 million for Alexander Forbes’ individual client administration business, which will become part […]
The closure of South Africa’s biggest money market fund in the second quarter knocked the collective investment scheme industry, with total net inflows hitting their lowest level in five years in the year […]
The closure of South Africa’s biggest money market fund in the second quarter knocked the collective investment scheme industry, with total net inflows hitting their lowest level in five years in the year […]
Lawyers acting for the National Employers’ Association of South Africa (Neasa) and four other business organisations have sent a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa objecting to mandatory Covid-19 vaccination. The four other organisations […]
The FSCA is using social media to supervise whether financial products and services promote fair customer outcomes, and it will be looking into the banks’ low response rate to “priority tweets” as revealed […]
The FSCA is using social media to supervise whether financial products and services promote fair customer outcomes, and it will be looking into the banks’ low response rate to “priority tweets” as revealed […]
Making vaccination compulsory to enter workplaces and certain public spaces seems a certainty if the statements from the government, business and labour this week are anything to go by. In a televised address […]
South African life insurers paid 99.3% of all claims against fully underwritten individual life policies in 2020 to a value of R20.6 billion. The 2020 death claims statistics for fully underwritten individual life […]
Coronation Fund Managers grew its assets under management (AUM) by 11% to R634 billion in the year to September 2021, from R569bn. However, it once again reported a net cash outflow of average […]
Goldman Sachs, one of the world’s top three investment banks, does not think the emergence of the omicron variant of Covid-19 is sufficient reason to make major changes to investment portfolios. Meanwhile, James […]
Average take-home pay in South Africa decreased by 3.1% in real terms in October, the steepest year-on-year decline since September 2019, according to the latest BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI). BankservAfrica said the […]
Average take-home pay in South Africa decreased by 3.1% in real terms in October, the steepest year-on-year decline since September 2019, according to the latest BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI). BankservAfrica said the […]
It’s commonly believed that communicating online, as opposed to in person, results in people telling more lies. But the results of a recent study challenge that perception. David Markowitz, Assistant Professor of Social […]
It’s commonly believed that communicating online, as opposed to in person, results in people telling more lies. But the results of a recent study challenge that perception. David Markowitz, Assistant Professor of Social […]
Mark Mobius, founder of Mobius Capital Partners and former chairperson of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, is widely credited with having established emerging markets as an asset class. Mobius had virtual “fire-side chat” with […]
