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Feeling the way through FICA

15 January 2020 | Straight Talk

The term “accountable institution” is defined as a person or organisation referred to in Schedule 1 of FICA (Financial Intelligence Centre Act) that carries out business of any entity listed.

Statistics point to the undeniable truth

27 November 2019 | The Stage

Santam’s claim statistics from the past few years point to the undeniable truth that the risk landscape has rapidly become more hostile. “From abnormally high fire risk across South Africa, to the rise in extreme weather events and the general deterioration of infrastructure – both commercial and personal lines markets are facing greater risks than ever before,” said Quinten Matthew, Executive Head of Specialist Business at Santam.

Taking TCF to a new level

13 November 2019 | Straight Talk

The dynamics within the insurance industry has changed. Insurers are contemplating new ways of doing business and how to integrate technology within this ecosystem. Further, clients are looking at insurance and asking questions about value when weighing up what they are paying for with the products that they are working with.

Moody’s admitted structural problems in SA

12 November 2019 | Featured Story

Moody’s downgraded the outlook on South Africa’s credit rating from stable to negative to flag fiscal and economic risks. FAnews spoke to Sanisha Packirisamy, Economist at Momentum Investments and Reza Hendrickse, Portfolio Manager at PPS Investments, about the downgrade and what the likelihood of South Africa facing junk status is.

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