Explore the Category

Biggest sentiment shift in a decade

18 January 2008

A recent Merrill Lynch fund manager survey reveals the largest equity market sentiment shift in more than a decade. The question: “Are you bullish or bearish on South African equities on a 12-month view” solicited the weakest response since late 1998. At

Shrinking disposable income to hit short-term insurers hard

07 December 2007

The November FAnews Magazine carried the regular insert from the Association of Professional Financial Planners (LUASA). “Insight” is LUASA’s industry journal and includes a number of articles of interest to financial advisers and other players in the ins

Seven years of rolling blackouts will hurt the insurance industry

30 November 2007

Whether you are based in the Western Cape or Gauteng you doubtless have few positive words for national power supplier Eskom. The company is cracking under the combined pressure of years of neglect and economic growth that has surpassed even the most opti

Will government score a goal at their third attempt?

23 November 2007

South Africans have been trumpeting the economic success that will come on the back of the 2010 World Cup for so long that investors could be confused for thinking the economy will crash after the event. The recent trend is for economists to focus on 2010

quick poll

Question

Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?

Answer

Human first always Not a chance Possibly maybe Yes, but reimagined

View the Results

Panel beaters on the march

16 November 2007

Forget making ‘quick’ money in private equity

09 November 2007

2010 is just the beginning

02 November 2007

Here come the Chinese

26 October 2007

A different take on stock market value

19 October 2007

Resurgent RAs in favour once again

12 October 2007

Asking the tough questions

05 October 2007

Killing the sacred cow

28 September 2007

« ‹ 28 29 30

32 33 34 › »

Talked About Features / Straight Talk