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Prescribed investing back on the agenda

18 February 2013 | Straight Talk

Regulation 28 exists for a good reason, that is, to ensure that funds act responsibly when it comes to their fiduciary duties. Funds have to act in the best interest of their members at all times. How, then, does this square with prescribed investing? G

The politics of power

15 February 2013 | The Stage

Eskom generates about 95% of the electricity used in South Africa and 45% of the electricity used in Africa. It is a behemoth, a parastatal that’s been tasked with providing jobs and boosting the economy. But the irony is that if its proposed 16% tariff h

Growing pains

07 February 2013 | Straight Talk

It’s been said that GDP provides an incomplete picture of a country’s economic wellbeing. But in the absence of an indicator that is as starkly definitive, we measure economic progress according to its telling, all-important percentages pointing to overal

Insured against special risks?

06 February 2013 | Featured Story

Is South Africa set for a year of strikes and protests? If January was anything to go by, the answer may well be yes. Zamdela, a township in Sasolburg, erupted on 21 January as protesters voiced their anger at the proposed inclusion of Parys in their mun