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Have we won the battle against inflation?

25 September 2009

Inflation is always on the agenda when the Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee takes its interest rate decision. The bank’s stated monetary policy stance is to use interest rates to fight inflation. And – as is the case with any centrally applied polic

Council for Medical Schemes wins Resolution court battle

13 September 2009

On 1 September 2009 the North Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa put an end to Resolution Health (Pty) Limited’s hopes of continuing business as a managed healthcare organisation and medical scheme administrator. In a tersely worded press

Does free healthcare guarantee equal access?

28 August 2009

We’re more than 100 days into President Jacob Zuma’s first term and South Africa’s medical aid stakeholders are still waiting for government to publish its comprehensive National Health Insurance (NHI) policy document. Val Beaumont, executive director of

Are ETFs perfect for asset allocation?

14 August 2009

There are two ways to use Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in your investment portfolio. One method, favoured by market speculators, is to utilise ETFs as tactical short-term trading instruments. ETFs are useful in this regard as they allow traders quick acce

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

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