FPI: leading our profession
Never in the history of financial planning have so many game changers come into play at the same time, leaving many South Africans with more questions than answers about their financial future....
View ArticleNew bank launched last week
The Curator of African Bank, Tom Winterboer, is pleased to announce that, following the completion of the exchange offer process, the Good Bank, renamed African Bank Limited, has been launched on 4...
View ArticleCenseo: surprising insurance results released
The South African Short-term Insurance industry seems to be healthy considering the results of all major insurers at the end of 2015. Underwriting margins increased when compared to the 2014 results,...
View ArticleFedgroup’s Golden Arrow hat trick
In 2014, FedGroup walked away with the Bronze Arrow award. 2015 saw the independently-minded financial services group claim Silver. This year, FedGroup won a Golden Arrow, being rated with a mean score...
View ArticleHighway Heroes competition open for entries
Regent Insurance has launched the 2016 Highway Heroes contest in Johannesburg and has increased the prize money from almost R100 000 to R135 000 that will be awarded to South Africa’s top three truck...
View ArticleLucky delegate winner to ring JSE-bell
The organisers of the first Business Day Investor Relations & Strategic Communications Conference have announced that a conference delegate will be randomly selected to kick-start the event by...
View ArticleWebber Wentzel gets top spot in The Legal 500 EMEA Rankings
Webber Wentzel has taken first place in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa directory listing, maintaining its top spot as the most highly ranked South African law firm. The firm has...
View ArticleBatseta announces 2016 Imbasa Yegolide Awards shortlist
Batseta – Council of Retirement Funds for South Africa is delighted to announce the short-listed nominee companies for the seventh annual Imbasa Yegolide Awards. These awards honour and pay tribute to...
View ArticleCompli-Serve SA launches CIS compliance and support services offering
The regulation of Investment Managers in South Africa depends on a variety of factors including the nature of the services they provide, the type of fund structures employed and the target client base....
View ArticlePSG Insure wins Santam commercial insurance awards
PSG Insure has been recognised as the Santam National Broker of the Year for both commercial lines and assets and crop insurance. The awards were based on year-on-year performance and profitable...
View ArticleProposed Compliance Officers’ Exams Announced
In mid-April this year, the Registrar of Financial Services Providers published draft amendments to Board Notice 127 (BN 127), entitled “Qualifications, Experience and Criteria for Approval as...
View ArticleMutual & Federal donates mobile library
As part of the Nelson Mandela Library Project, under the Participate for Good programme, Mutual & Federal were very excited to showcase the new mobile library unit that they will be donating to...
View ArticleAon Receives Top Accolades
Aon was a big winner at the Santam Broker Awards 2015, walking away with the award for Best Portfolio Administrator as well as the prestigious Diamond Award for Best Commercial Broker, in addition to...
View ArticleBlack talent counts for little in the marketplace
The report on the state of transformation in South Africa released by the Department of Labour’s Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) has confirmed beyond any doubt that over two decades into...
View ArticleSanlam sponsors SA Professional Services Awards
Sanlam becomes the sponsor of the SAPSA Awards that recognise the professional excellence of individuals across industries such as accounting, management consulting, architecture, legal, quantity...
View ArticleCorporate fraud synonymous with the tooth fairy
KPMG has launched the “Corporate Failures” publication which, among other things, discusses corporate failures and the nature of fraud causes. The publication stipulates that humans seem to be...
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Opening of the iTOO Learning centre
A lot of the news lately has been focused on South Africa’s possible downgrade to junk status. Some say that bit is inevitable, some are positive that we may be doing enough to avoid the feared drop....
View ArticleBigger numbers at PSG ‘Bigger Picture’ conference
From 11 to 13 May last week, an annual stalwart on the financial services industry’s calendar took place: the annual PSG Conference at Sun City. See photo’s from the event here. This, the 18th annual...
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Sanlam Investments and Glacier host i3 Summit
This year’s theme focused on key areas of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. The events in Johannesburg and Cape Town were well received, reaching close to 600 financial intermediaries. The...
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Chubb appoints new Head of Construction, Powergen and Cyber Risk for Africa
Gilbert Flepp Chubb today 16 May announced the appointment of Gilbert Flepp, formerly Cyber Risks Manager (First Party) for Continental Europe, to the role of Head of Construction, Powergen and Cyber...
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