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Adjusting client portfolios for the “new normal”

23 October 2009 | Featured Story

Forget all the talk about past market collapses and future recoveries. These ebbs and flows are extraordinary events in the long-term market trend and best exploited by market speculators. That’s why economists refer to the dismal 2008 US-equity market pe

Eight consumer protection rights

09 October 2009 | Straight Talk

The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) was signed into law by Kgalema Motlanthe (then President of South Africa) on 24 April 2009 and published in the government gazette on 29 April of the same year. The Act will be implemented in two phases and come into full

What is this ‘entitlement’ everyone is talking about?

09 October 2009 | The Stage

What is entitlement? A quick search on dictionary.com provides a definition suitable for this forum. Entitlement is “the right to guaranteed benefits under a government program [such as] social security or unemployment insurance.” The South African govern

The path to universal health coverage in South Africa

09 October 2009 | Featured Story

National Health Insurance (NHI) is not a new idea. The concept of universal health benefits for all South Africans is evident in government health policy documents dating back to 1994. But when an ANC task team policy document on healthcare solutions for

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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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