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What does it take to run a top financial services practice?

What does it take to run a top financial services practice?

24 October 2008

This Tuesday, 21 October 2008, a selection of participants in the financial services industry gathered for the Celestis 2008 SA Best Practice of the Year Award. The event took place at the beautiful Summer Place – a business centre converted from the luxu

Seven credit crisis warnings the experts ignored

Seven credit crisis warnings the experts ignored

10 October 2008

The world has faced countless disasters since the beginning of time, both natural and manmade. There’s not much that governments can do about earthquakes, hurricanes and other acts of God; but they can draw up and implement plans to minimise the impact on

A can of worms: Rushed legislation affects everyone

A can of worms: Rushed legislation affects everyone

26 September 2008

A great deal has been written about the manner in which government is pushing laws through Parliament of late. Complaints include insufficient consultation with industry players and a failure to consider the wider implications of the changes – especially

Five investment trends to bank on

Five investment trends to bank on

12 September 2008

One of the highlights at a recent Nedgroup Investments road show was a presentation by Sarasin & Partners’ chief executive, Guy Monson. Sarasin runs the Nedgroup Investments’ Global Balanced Fund. The presentation covered a range of interesting topics, fo

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Latest house sales data disappoints

Latest house sales data disappoints

29 August 2008
Packing enough for your retirement

Packing enough for your retirement

15 August 2008
Insurance industry negotiations getting tough!

Insurance industry negotiations getting tough!

01 August 2008
Equity turmoil erodes R10 billion in collective investment inflows

Equity turmoil erodes R10 billion in collective investment inflows

18 July 2008
The penny drops at short-term insurer

The penny drops at short-term insurer

04 July 2008
The ‘black diamond’ is here to stay

The ‘black diamond’ is here to stay

20 June 2008
Sanlam to be tested by economic curveball

Sanlam to be tested by economic curveball

06 June 2008
Is your financial services business fat?

Is your financial services business fat?

30 May 2008