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Can industries deploy measures to outperform a weak economy?

18 September 2014

In the current difficult economic climate, many industries are performing poorly as growth stagnates and consumers remain cash-strapped; yet there are measures that companies can deploy to perform counter-cyclical to the economy.

Will the exchange rate survive another battering this week?

15 September 2014

Just over a week ago, the rand was at R10.70/$ and R13.70/€ but they are now some 35c and 60c weaker respectively following the release of the disappointing current account data last week. But this week may prove to be even more calamitous.

The economy sweats – BankservAfrica Index

10 September 2014

Real economic transactions are declining at the fastest rate in four and a half years, according to the BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI). The August BETI stood at 120.3 which is 3.2% lower than last year. This shows that we are, once again, on the verge of a declining economy.

The world economy - muddling along

04 September 2014

The world economy continues to muddle along at a pedestrian rate of growth. For equity investors this has been a ‘goldilocks’ scenario – not too hot to worry about higher interest rates, nor too cold to be concerned about profitability. For bond investors, the lack of inflationary pressures at a global level, and the likelihood of further monetary easing in Europe, has exerted downward pressure on bond yields. Meanwhile, geopolitical concerns rumble (sometimes loudly) in the background; while tragic at a human level, events so far have not had a major economic impact at a global level.

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Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?

Answer

Human first always Not a chance Possibly maybe Yes, but reimagined

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