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Are prescribed assets bad for the country?

30 October 2020 | All

The short answer is yes, but it is a little more complicated than that, as there could be benefits too. Contrary to popular perception, prescribed assets are not a process by which Government takes a portion of your retirement funds and the fund value drops.

Climate change is not just an environmental concern. Financial Institutions play a role too

30 October 2020 | All

Financial institutions, including those in the insurance industry, have had to develop and adapt their products and services over the years to suit the ever-changing lifestyles of humans.

Construction sector is critical to SA’s post-COVID economic recovery

29 October 2020 | All

Traditionally, the development of risk management plans is tailored to address assessed and quantified risks. There is however always the ‘the unknown factor’.

A recipe for dealing with rand stress

29 October 2020 | All

Of all the sources of financial stress, rand volatility is surely topmost for South African investors. As a nation, we obsess about the rand and its trajectory. Nancy Hossack, an analyst at Foord Asset Management, describes a simple strategy for investors to manage currency stress.

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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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