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Africa rising

08 May 2012 | Featured Story

Sub-Saharan Africa – excluding South Africa – is among the fastest growing regions in the world. The region’s 5.8% 2012 GDP growth forecast is among the reasons a staggering 66% of respondents to a recent African Development Corporation survey choose Afri

Complaints shed light on long term insurance trends

07 May 2012 | Straight Talk

The Ombudsman for Long Term Insurance 2011 Annual Report reveals that 4254 insurance complaints were finalised during the latest 12 months. Over that period the scheme recovered an impressive R104 million on behalf of policyholders and awarded an addition

Other people’s money

07 May 2012 | The Stage

Until a few minutes ago I had no idea what I wanted to write about in today’s Stokes’ Stage. Over the past week or two I’ve exhausted the e-tolling issue and written extensively about the so-called Secrecy Bill. And I’m not keen to plunge headlong into th

Listed property an underpin for fixed income strategies

18 April 2012 | Straight Talk

Fund managers and other investment professionals can choose from four main asset classes when they structure a portfolio. These include bonds, cash, equities and property – where the property subset typically comprises the listed property investments on o

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Question

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

Answer

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

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