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New Year 2025: This time it will be different

13 January 2025 | Straight Talk

New Year presents a solid opportunity for brokers and financial advisers to reach out to clients and reflect on whether their insurance and investment portfolios are needs- and risk-appropriate. You can view this period alongside the annual tax year end as times when your clients will probably be thinking about their business and personal finances, making it easier for you to engage with them on finance-related decision making.

Avoid sullying your reputation with flawed financial market forecasts

10 January 2025 | The Stage

Humanity is bound by tradition. As each New Year gets underway, most of us take the opportunity to extend warm wishes to family, friends and colleagues as well as committing to a series of personal and business resolutions. In keeping with this custom, your writer kicks off 2025 by wishing you and your loved ones a joyful and prosperous 2025, with hopes for success in all of your endeavours.

Compliance: when ‘good enough’ is so last year

10 December 2024 | The Stage

Compliance is no longer just a checkbox exercise - it’s a critical safeguard for the financial industry and its clients. With South Africa’s greylisting and the rise of sophisticated fraud, financial service providers must embrace a proactive and thorough approach to meet heightened regulatory demands and protect their reputations.

The ‘where Lambo’ crowd go gaga as bitcoin powers on through $100k

06 December 2024 | Straight Talk

The ‘where Lambo’ crowd were in rapture this week as the world’s dominant cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), finally breached the USD100 000,00 level. Disciples of the digital gamble had United States (US) President elect Donald Trump to thank for the latest surge, as the market welcomed his preferred candidate to head up the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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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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Seven key insights from SA’s non-life brokers

25 November 2024 | Featured Story

Financial advisers and fund managers prepare for challenges and opportunities in 2025

24 November 2024 | Straight Talk

Trump win could be tough for South Africa, other emerging markets

08 November 2024 | Straight Talk

What’s inside… FAnews Magazine November 2024

08 November 2024 | The Stage

Mutterings about lower inflation target could scupper rate cut prospects

27 October 2024 | Straight Talk

Six lessons in innovation from a financial services giant

23 October 2024 | Featured Story

What’s inside… FAnews Magazine October 2024

09 October 2024 | The Stage

How to tell your clients their motor premiums are going up 10x

08 October 2024 | Straight Talk

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