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Investment professionals flounder through unknown territory

21 May 2010

South Africa’s last recession was 17 years ago. For many of the country’s financial advisers and fund managers the 2008/9 hiccup is the first economic downturn they’ve experienced – or at the very least the first time they’ve had to manage investor funds

Africa – at the crest of the emerging market investment wave

07 May 2010

South Africa is the undisputed economic heavyweight in Africa. Our 2009 GDP topped $287.9bn for a per capita GDP of $5 838. The big question is whether we will still occupy the throne a couple of decades from now? Before you answer in the affirmative you

Are insurers and bankers on the same page?

23 April 2010

The trend among modern day financial services providers is toward product diversification. Large companies strive to offer their customers a ‘one stop’ solution by providing a store front with as wide a selection of risk and investment solutions as possib

The evolution of systemic risk

09 April 2010

Tectonic shift is used to describe the ‘evolution’ of Earth’s land masses. Scientists believe the seven continents we have today were once part of a single land mass, which separated over millions of years. A similar tectonic shift is taking place in the

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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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