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Seeking R1bn in compensation

04 April 2008

Last week Friday a group of curators for various pension funds launched a civil claim of more than R1bn against Alexander Forbes. They are trying to recover money that was allegedly stolen by way of an elaborate pension surplus stripping scam often referr

South Africa is a nation of chance takers

28 March 2008

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

Taxation changes to keep the multinationals happy!

14 March 2008

Almost a month has passed since finance minister Trevor Manuel delivered his 2008/2009 budget speech. Part of the minister ongoing challenge is to bring South Africa’s corporate taxation structures on par with those offered internationally. The idea is no

Three South Africans on Forbes billionaires list

07 March 2008

Three South Africans made it onto the Forbes billionaires list published earlier this week. They are Nicky Oppenheimer, Anton Rupert and the country’s first black billionaire, Patrice Motsepe. With $5.7bn to his name, Oppenheimer occupies position 173 on

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If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

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2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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29 February 2008

Managing sick leave

22 February 2008

Manuel unlikely to gift personal taxpayers this year

15 February 2008

Will power outages damage short-term insurers?

08 February 2008

FAIS Ombud lambastes credit retailer

01 February 2008

World’s greatest investor eyes Swiss Re

25 January 2008

Biggest sentiment shift in a decade

18 January 2008

Shrinking disposable income to hit short-term insurers hard

07 December 2007

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