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Business confidence is a tricky issue!

Business confidence is a tricky issue!

23 May 2008

Every month Sanlam Investment Management (SIM) conducts a review among institutional investors and financial advisers to get to grips with investor confidence in South Africa. The latest survey was completed during May 2008. Because so many FAnews Online

So you thought ‘alpha’ was a Greek letter!

So you thought ‘alpha’ was a Greek letter!

16 May 2008

As a newcomer to the world of portfolio and investment management you’d probably think ‘alpha’ and ‘beta’ were nothing more than Greek letters. As a mathematician or scientist you might even have recognised them as the symbols frequently used as coefficie

Ten common ‘misconducts’ in credit life industry – Part II

Ten common ‘misconducts’ in credit life industry – Part II

09 May 2008

About three weeks ago an independent panel established by the Life Offices’ Association (LOA) and the South African Insurance Association (SAIA) released their long awaited report on Consumer Credit Insurance in South Africa. The report offers a detailed

Ten common ‘misconducts’ in credit life industry – Part I

Ten common ‘misconducts’ in credit life industry – Part I

25 April 2008

Earlier this week an independent panel established by the Life Offices’ Association (LOA) and the South African Insurance Association (SAIA) released its long awaited report on Consumer Credit Insurance in South Africa. The report is a detailed analysis o

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Money market funds are back in favour

Money market funds are back in favour

18 April 2008
Can ‘21 Questions’ reveal everything about an umbrella fund?

Can ‘21 Questions’ reveal everything about an umbrella fund?

11 April 2008
The first quarter madness is behind us

The first quarter madness is behind us

04 April 2008
Short-term ombudsman ‘wins’ R84m for insurance consumers

Short-term ombudsman ‘wins’ R84m for insurance consumers

28 March 2008
Financial services in Australia

Financial services in Australia

14 March 2008
The big news is not in the earnings

The big news is not in the earnings

07 March 2008
Bracing for regulatory change

Bracing for regulatory change

29 February 2008
A closer look at professionalism in the financial services industry

A closer look at professionalism in the financial services industry

22 February 2008