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These are the external risks you need to fret over…

02 May 2023 | Straight Talk

The cost-of-living crisis; erosion of social cohesion; public infrastructure and state collapse; and supply chain issues are among the ‘big bubbles’ on a graphic representation of the risks facing insurers and reinsurers circa 2023. These were also among the risks explored during a recent Insurance Institute of Gauteng (IIG) Insights 2023 session presentation by Carolyn Thompson, Executive Head of Product, Underwriting and Pricing at Old Mutual Insure. Among the first statements put to the mostly South African audience was that the short-listed external risks were global and interconnected.

What’s inside… FAnews Magazine April 2023

18 April 2023 | The Stage

I am starting of with a reminder about the upcoming CPD deadline which is 31 May… I suggest that you finish your CPD hours by 12 May, because there is a great chance that the system will become slower from around the 15th. So, avoid the frustration and do it now. I would like to add that although we do everything in our human power to assist you, FAnews has office hours, and we cannot assist you over weekends or at night. Yes, I am saying this because we have quite a few readers who insist that we assist them outside of our office hours. Some of our team members are already at the office at 7am, so my request is that you are aware of this when planning to do your CPD hours.

Compliance with the provisions of the Code

17 April 2023 | Featured Story

In the FAIS Ombud March newsletter, there was important information regarding the minimum-security requirements for motor vehicle insurance and all risks insurance which we thought would be interesting to share with our readers.

Will Chat GPT and other AI live up to the ‘boats and rising tide’ aphorism?

14 April 2023 | The Stage

Financial and risk advisers have been worrying about the potential impact of robo-advice and Robo-advisers on their practices for over a decade now. Yes, dear reader, according to Wikipedia.org, the first robo-advice platform saw the light of day back in 2010. In the 13-and-a-bit years that have since flashed by, financial advice professionals have witnessed staggering developments in technology, with each innovation increasing the capabilities of robo-advice platforms, and rekindling fears of human advice obsolescence.

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

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

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Dear broker, I pranged my Ferrari

27 March 2023 | Straight Talk

Is the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) hiccup somewhat of a grey rhino?

24 March 2023 | The Stage

Advisor firm consolidations and acquisitions

20 March 2023 | Featured Story

Baseball & other economic malarkey that mires your client’s financial outcomes

10 March 2023 | Straight Talk

What the FATF

28 February 2023 | Featured Story

Hum-budgetary… The four or so guesstimates that leave Budget 2023 exposed

27 February 2023 | Straight Talk

What’s inside… FAnews Magazine February 2023

15 February 2023 | The Stage

Kiss-better and one other way artificial intelligence (AI) makes your tax world more fun

10 February 2023 | The Stage

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