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Are insurers and bankers on the same page?

23 April 2010 | Featured Story

The trend among modern day financial services providers is toward product diversification. Large companies strive to offer their customers a ‘one stop’ solution by providing a store front with as wide a selection of risk and investment solutions as possib

Financial intermediaries brace for legislative onslaught

23 April 2010 | Straight Talk

Financial services intermediaries are going to have to brush up on their legal knowledge if they hope to survive the next decade. The implications of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) have barely registered, and already Conflict of Interest and the Insura

The world’s richest ‘not for profit’ organisation

23 April 2010 | The Stage

Opposition politicians reacted angrily when they first learned that Chancellor House, an African National Congress (ANC) investment vehicle, had secured a 25% interest in Hitachi Power Africa. Why are they so angry? Here’s a brief history of events to ‘cl

The ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ nature of resource shares

09 April 2010 | Straight Talk

The JSE All Share index is dominated by resource counters. The country’s top ten companies (by market capitalisation) include five commodity plays: BHP Billion (R548.834bn), Anglo American (R393.478bn), Sasol (R184.558bn), Anglo Platinum (R166.007bn) and

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What do you believe will be the biggest challenge when the COFI framework is finally implemented?

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The cost and complexity of relicensing Demonstrating customer outcomes through data and reporting Embedding a customer-first culture across the business Aligning existing compliance frameworks with COFI requirements

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