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January 17, 2025
2025 Global Listed Real Estate Assets Outlook
Now that rates are stable and fundamentals are strong, global real estate is regaining prominence as a core component of multi-asset funds, providing diversification and resilient compounding returns.
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January 17, 2025
Old Mutual Wealth bolsters DFM offering with Bravura partnership
Old Mutual Wealth (OMW) South Africa has announced a strategic collaboration with Bravura, a leading financial services technology provider to the asset and wealth management communities, to enhance its Discretionary Fund Manager (DFM) functionality of its Linked Investment Service Provider (LISP) platform.
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January 17, 2025
Budget-friendly insurance tips to get you through 2025
Economic instability and rising living costs are weighing heavily on South Africans, this is according to the TransUnion Consumer Pulse Study for Q2 2024. The study revealed that 77% of consumers rank inflation on everyday items as their top financial worry, while interest rates (55%) and job security (52%) follow.
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January 17, 2025
Santam recognised as South Africa's leading insurer in 2025 Top Employer certification
Santam, South Africa’s largest short-term insurer, has again been recognised as one of the country’s leading employers by the Top Employers Institute, placing 5th, on the list of companies that deliver excellent people practices.
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January 17, 2025
US economy and markets: what's the state of play as Trump takes office?
As President Trump begins his second stint in the White House, Schroders' investment experts consider the current state of the US economy and the stock and bond markets.
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January 14, 2025
The Clarity of Hindsight
Old Mutual Wealth Investment Strategist, Izak Odendaal takes a look at the biggest hits and misses of 2024, grouped under three broad themes: the US, China and South Africa. Importantly, let’s see what we can learn from them.
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January 13, 2025
Mediclinic invests in renewables with an eye towards carbon neutrality
In 2021, with ten short years to achieve this lofty goal, Mediclinic set about measuring, analysing and then reducing their reliance on fossil fuel energy supplies. Four years in, Mediclinic now has photovoltaic panels installed at 28 sites across South Africa and is heading towards their next phase.
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January 13, 2025
Three ways to spruce up your insurance in the New Year
As life changes, so do your insurance needs and by taking the time to review your policy annually, you can ensure that your policy details are correct, and your coverage is aligned with your current situation, preventing both under-insurance and over-insurance.
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January 13, 2025
FINEOS ranked in Top Ten of Everest Group’s Leading 50™ Life & Annuity InsurTech Providers report
FINEOS Corporation (ASX:FCL) have announced that Everest Group’s Leading 50TM Life & Annuity (L&A) Insurance Technology Providers report has positioned FINEOS as a leader in the global life, accident and health insurance technology market for 2024.
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January 13, 2025
Health & Accident Underwriting Managers and GENRIC Insurance announce partnership
Health & Accident Underwriting Managers has announced its partnership with GENRIC Insurance Company Limited (GENRIC Insurance) to bring its health and personal accident insurance products to market.
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Download the 2023 TechFest eBook

Technology has become indispensable in the digital age. As for the insurance and financial industries, if you had the privilege, or foresight, to attend COVER's TechFest2023, you would have heard from the various presenters how crucial innovation on the back of technology has become for survival and a sustainable competitive strategy.

In this e-book we feature a comprehensive overview of all the presentations and round table discussions. The videos of the sessions, for the full experience, can be viewed on our website.

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