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Why retirement annuities still make sense?

29 April 2011

South Africa’s retirement landscape is slowly evolving. One of the main trends in recent years has been the consolidation of the traditional employer-sponsored retirement fund space, which according to the Financial Services Board (FSB) has shrunk from 13

Can hedge funds and asset managers combine effectively?

12 April 2011

Hedge funds are back under the spotlight after changes to Regulation 28 which allow institutional investors to increase their exposure to the asset class to 10%. The decision should open a huge market for hedge fund managers because, in the past, an insti

Regulator seeks partnership with industry bodies

30 March 2011

Jonathan Dixon, Deputy Executive Officer: Insurance at the Financial Services Board (FSB) says the interaction between financial services regulators and the industry’s various representative bodies should be viewed as a partnership. He was presenting at t

Unsettling but not surprising...

16 March 2011

On Thursday, 10 March 2011, the JSE All Share index shed 2.9%, closing at 30, 899 points. Try as they might investors haven’t been able to chase the local bourse to a closing level beyond its 22 May 2008 record of 33 233 points. They came close on Valenti

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The strongest deterrent against FSP compliance missteps is or should be:

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