Insurers support rhino rescue
With the news of four rhinoceros being brutally killed by poachers in flood-hit Kaziranga National Park hitting headlines on 27 September, the fight against poaching of these magnificent creatures has...
View ArticleActuaries can make Government more effective
A greater involvement of dedicated actuarial resources in the early stages of Government’s policymaking process could reduce unintended consequences in the introduction of new regulations or base...
View ArticleAbsa’s Greatest Ticket campaign records over R2m in prizes won
In just 12 days, more than 12 000 winners and R2m in cash and grand prizes have been won via Absa’s Greatest Ticket of all campaign, a first in South Africa, that leverages Barclays and Absa’s unique...
View ArticleThe great discontent
Seth Godin on entrepreneurship, innovation, failing and life in general. It’s a picture of someone graduating from college. You can’t tell, but you can guess that they’re probably $150,000 in debt....
View ArticleChristmas bonus – Getting bang for your bonus …
“Financial independence is not reached by doing a few big things at a late stage of your life but rather from doing little things on a continuous basis from an early age.” The SA Savings Institute...
View ArticlePostgraduate Diploma in Management specialising in Corporate Governance
The Postgraduate Diploma in Management specialising in Corporate Governance (PDMCG) is offered by the Accountancy Studies at the School of Business and Economics, Monash South Africa. The PDMCG is a 1...
View ArticleCOVER Digital Magazine January 2013
Dear Subscriber, Welcome to your E-COVER magazine. You can click on the various logos, web and email addresses for direct mailing or linking to the various contributors. In some instances you will...
View ArticleEnabling Africa’s growth
On 26 September, KPMG hosted the seventh in its Africa Conversation Series. The focus was on Financial Services as an enabler of African development. The discussion was chaired by Alishia Seckam of...
View ArticlePwC Tax Predictions 2013 National Budget
Given the recent economic uncertainty and the strikes in the mining and agricultural sectors, PwC Tax Services predicts further reductions in SA’s tax revenues in the 2013 National Budget Review, most...
View ArticleCaveat Emptor – Excess or Franchise
Not a day goes by that South African consumers are not bombarded by advertisements offering the best insurance rates, coupled with all measure of gimmicks and bells and whistles to secure the sale. But...
View ArticleFNB enables most affordable money transfer to Zimbabwe through cell phone...
FNB has launched an affordable service for FNB customers in South Africa to send money to residents in Zimbabwe using its cell phone banking channel. “FNB’s Zimbabwe Money Transfer service is more...
View ArticleProduct providers vie for industry insurance and investment awards
Stakeholders in the South African financial services industry are set to gather for the much anticipated 2013 Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa (FIA) Awards Gala Dinner to be held...
View ArticleAn alternate view on why e-tolling has hit speed bumps
While e-tolling is just a couple of parliamentary processes away from implementation in Gauteng, people are still up in arms over what is commonly perceived as another means for government to squeeze...
View ArticleNatural resources can fuel Africa’s economic transformation
Africa’s agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent’s economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development, according to the African Economic Outlook 2013,...
View ArticleASI Financial Services is proud to achieve a Level 2 BBBEE contributor status.
ASI Financial Services (‘ASI’) is extremely proud to announce that we have recently achieved a Level 2 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Contributor Status for 2013. This is an...
View ArticleAre you Init-to-Winit?
Who will win? AIG, Alexander Forbes, Aon, Etana, Guardrisk, Hollard, Lion, Marsh, Mutual & Federal, SAIA, Sasria or Zurich? We are counting down to the Insurance Conference at Sun City on 28 –...
View ArticleMetropolitan Health Engage Forum: 13 June – Collaboration is key to healthy...
‘Healthcare for all’ is a laudable and often repeated aim but South Africa, like many nations around the world, faces the challenges associated with realising this dream for its rural populations....
View ArticleClear communication
Professor Daleen Millard, Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg, addressed the delegates of the IIR’s Insurance Regulation Conference at the Hyatt, Rosebank, on 24 and 25 April. Download...
View ArticleInIt-To-WinIt – team Lion of Africa
12 Teams, 60 seconds, Great Prizes COVER “Init-to Winit” Challenge at the Sun City Insurance Conference 2013 Watch team Lion of Africa “Shake it Up” at: http://bit.ly/1720cVU
View ArticleInIt-To-WinIt – team Zurich
12 Teams, 60 seconds, Great Prizes COVER “Init-to Winit” Challenge at the Sun City Insurance Conference 2013 Watch team ZURICH “ Dance to Victory” at: http://bit.ly/15Wb6Yp
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