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The first quarter madness is behind us

The first quarter madness is behind us

04 April 2008 | Featured Story

The first quarter of 2008 has already flashed by. To find out what the first three months of 2008 delivered FAnews Online attended a presentation by Sanlam Private Investments’ economist Alywn van der Merwe. He shared some of Sanlam’s views on events sinc

The craziest election ever

The craziest election ever

04 April 2008 | The Stage

Five days have passed since millions of Zimbabweans cast their vote in that country’s 2008 election. In those five days the Zimbabwean Electoral Committee (ZEC) has only released a fraction of the poll results. The ZEC’s failure to give a reason for the s

South Africa is a nation of chance takers

South Africa is a nation of chance takers

28 March 2008 | Straight Talk

While paging through the Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance 2007 Annual Report the ‘case study’ section caught our attention. These summaries of real-life complaints decided by the Ombudsman give us an insight into the antics of insurers and insurance con

Everyone wants more cake

Everyone wants more cake

28 March 2008 | The Stage

Sasol has finally spilled the beans on its long awaited Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) deal. The company announced this week that it would dish out some 63.1m shares to a range of previously disadvantaged individuals and groups. The Sasol Inzalo BEE Tra

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Short-term ombudsman ‘wins’ R84m for insurance consumers

Short-term ombudsman ‘wins’ R84m for insurance consumers

28 March 2008 | Featured Story
Taxation changes to keep the multinationals happy!

Taxation changes to keep the multinationals happy!

14 March 2008 | Straight Talk
100 000% inflation not enough for ‘mad’ Bob

100 000% inflation not enough for ‘mad’ Bob

14 March 2008 | The Stage
Financial services in Australia

Financial services in Australia

14 March 2008 | Featured Story
848 vacancies don’t make a skills shortage

848 vacancies don’t make a skills shortage

07 March 2008 | The Stage
The big news is not in the earnings

The big news is not in the earnings

07 March 2008 | Featured Story
Three South Africans on Forbes billionaires list

Three South Africans on Forbes billionaires list

07 March 2008 | Straight Talk
Your wish is granted!

Your wish is granted!

29 February 2008 | Straight Talk