Guernsey wins award for Insurance Linked Securities
Guernsey has been named ‘best in class’ for Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) at the Professional Adviser International Fund and Product Awards 2014. Now in their 15th year, the awards are run by...
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Honouring diversity and inclusion
Global legal practice, Norton Rose Fulbright, is delighted to announce that Gale Shabangu has joined the South African practice as Diversity and Inclusion Manager. Gale will focus on economic...
View ArticleAIG announces new global products
With more middle market companies seeking opportunities overseas, the American International Group, Inc. (AIG) insurers announced last week the launch of a new line of multinational commercial property...
View ArticleFinancial Planner of the year announced
25 June 2014, Johannesburg - The Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa (FPI) is proud to announce that Peter Hewitt, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and founder of Efficient Advise...
View ArticleTracker supports Durban Pride
This month, Durban Pride will once again celebrate equal rights regarding sexual orientation and sexual and gender identity, running from 23 to 29 June. Tracker will be running a cheeky activation at...
View ArticleAfrica’s potential for investment
African nations, including the continent’s largest economies of Nigeria and South Africa, can boost international investor sentiment towards their markets by ramping up efforts to combat financial...
View ArticleJudges announced for Businesswoman of the Year
The Businesswomen’s Association of South Africa (BWASA) today chose their panel of judges for the Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2014 (BWOYA). The judges that have been selected come with vast...
View ArticleMoody’s rating assessment report
Despite very different credit metrics, Spain, Italy and Ireland currently carry ratings in the same Baa rating category as several large emerging market peers such as Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa...
View ArticleJSE comments on Aspen
“The JSE’s Issuer Regulation division is investigating the circumstances of last Friday’s Aspen Pharmacare investor conference call in order to determine if there was any contravention of JSE Listings...
View ArticleImagine living off R1 coins for a month?
In a world of plastic money, debit orders and generous overdrafts, what would happen if we were forced to live entirely off coins? Would we feel more connected to our money? Would we spend less?...
View ArticleA tale of two recoveries
SLOW AND STEADY IN THE US Last week, US first quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth was revised downward from -1% to -2.9%. This disappointing number, mostly due to the bad weather and weaker...
View ArticleFulcrum fuels up website
The website for The Fulcrum Group recently underwent a revamp, and the new look site is officially live.www.thefulcrumgroup.co.za offers swift and easy access to essential information on the company...
View ArticleBitcoin redefines banking practice
Over the past five years, Bitcoin has grown from an experiment in digital cash to a vibrant, global economy supporting multi-million dollar companies with a market cap of $10 billion. “While the road...
View ArticleGenasys reinvents themselves
The last couple of years we have been very much focused on enhancing our primary product SKi®, as well as growing our product portfolio. This has led to great growth with many existing clients...
View ArticleLatest on Seedat at FSB
There have been media reports stating that the Financial Services Board (FSB) is conducting an investigation into the corruption allegations levelled against former Chief Financial Officer, Mr Dawood...
View ArticleThe best in fire and security
IFSEC SA 2014, which was held between 13 and 15 May at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, provided exhibitors with the perfect opportunity to showcase their security and fire products and services...
View ArticleThe Turkish economy
What to expect in the second half of 2014? External deficit expected to narrow, in line with slower growth Inflation above the Central Bank’s year-end target, due to the lira’s depreciation and high...
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SA’s growth outlook and the impacts
The outlook for South African inflation and growth (with upside risks to inflation and downside risks to growth in the coming year) has a major bearing on local investment returns. Rising inflation...
View ArticleDon’t trust the trust!
As a professional practicing in the field of financial planning it is almost guaranteed that you will regularly receive calls from clients who are interested in purchasing a property and wish to know...
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