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Taking insurance to the poor

24 June 2019

Africa is home to three of the world’s fastest growing economies; yet, it has the unwelcome distinction of being the continent that has one of the highest levels of poverty. How does one go about balancing the scales? How does the insurance industry go about addressing the challenge of addressing the poverty issue and what role do brokers play in this? At the end of the day, insurers are about financial protection and assistance in times when certain clients may be left destitute without it.

Profiling the intermediary of the future

22 May 2019

Technology, and the way that it will impact the financial services sector, are currently very hot topics in the industry. Many insurers have been forced to take time to determine what the Fourth Industrial Revolution means for their business and how they can use technology to enhance the customer experience. This is at the heart of this revolution.

Perception is everything

25 April 2019

According to Liberty’s research the barriers to getting a financial adviser are that 22% of clients believe that advisers are too expensive, while 19% believe they will not add value to their lives. FAnews spoke to Jac de Wet, Wealth Manager at PSG Wealth, Jason Bernic, CFP® and Financial Planning Coach at Old Mutual Wealth and Richard Rattue, Managing Director at Compli-Serve SA about this perception, how we can change it and whether digital marketing could be the answer to gaining trust.

The clear divide is all but gone

08 April 2019

At the moment a grim picture of retirement saving is painted in the South African landscape. Many South Africans either do not have the funds to contribute to savings after their monthly budgets have been exhausted, or they feel that saving for retirement is just not that important.

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The VIP ticket to profitability

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18 February 2019

Trends suggest a half full glass in 2019

28 January 2019

Momentum speaks out

29 November 2018

Forget ROI…embrace ROL

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FSCA feedback on RDR Phase 1 and 2

18 October 2018

Fraud Waste and Abuse

17 September 2018

An erroneous “stop order” causes confusion

30 August 2018

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