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Smart insurers will leverage technology to satisfy rampant consumerism

31 July 2012 | Straight Talk

Tomorrow’s consumer is more likely to buy groceries online than spend hours traipsing the aisles of a regional supermarket. And they are more likely to complete their “online” transaction on a handheld mobile device (think Samsung Galaxy Tab or Apple i-Ph

The trouble with simple numbers...

30 July 2012 | The Stage

We are slaves to numbers – and since numbers form the basis of price – we are also slaves to price. We use price to inform our day-to-day decision-making, and frequently ask “how much?” before concluding the most basic of transactions. The “how much” line

Personal lines brokers battling for survival

16 July 2012 | Straight Talk

If you want to know what South Africa’s regulators are planning for the domestic financial services industry you could do worse than to study recent developments in Australia and the United Kingdom. And – given that our regulators are a couple of years be

Getting the maximum income from your retirement capital

16 July 2012 | Featured Story

Only a handful of South Africans will reach age-65 with enough capital to purchase a retirement income sufficient to ensure a pre-retirement standard of living. Most articles on the topic focus on the individual saver’s inability to follow through with a