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Hitchhiker’s Guide to the #GenerationY Investor

01 February 2017 | Investments

Hashtags, apps and status updates – welcome to the world of Generation Y. Masters of everything hip and high-tech, Generation Y-ers, commonly understood to consist of those born between 1980 and 2000, are, according to an article in Time Magazine, sometimes labelled as lazy, entitled, selfish, shallow and fame-obsessed. Ask any Generation Y-er about these stereotypes though and the likely response, distributed across a multiplicity of social media, would be something like, ‘nobody understands us’ - and they would probably be right.

How do we sleep while our beds are burning?

01 February 2017 | Short Term

According to research, 2016 was the year most affected by natural disasters. This has not only affected South Africa, but international locations as well, and has a direct impact on the insurance industry as clients need to be compensated for the losses they suffered.

A love affair with speed

01 February 2017 | Short Term

One of the sad facts about South Africa is that whenever it comes to the festive season at the end of the year or the Easter Weekend towards the middle of the year, we brace ourselves for the reports when we return to work telling us how many people died on the roads during the periods in question.

Floating on an ocean of ethics

01 February 2017 | Compliance

As phrased by the Ethics Institute, ethics is neither an optional add-on to normal business nor is it a soft issue. All business strategies have an ethical dimension that we cannot escape, as we cannot escape our own shadow.

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Question

If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

Answer

2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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