Regulating crypto-assets – it’s all about principles
June 17, 2021
Richard Rattue, Managing Director of Compli-Serve SA The recent announcement by the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) sheds light on its position on regulating crypto-assets through a new position paper, and several principles are at…
South Africa: Moving on up
June 17, 2021
By Jeffrey Schultz and Burak Baskurt Below are the key take-outs of the research notes from Jeff Schultz, Senior Economist at BNP Paribas South Africa and his Markets 360 Strategy and Economics team. KEY TAKE-OUTS:…
Four financial lessons every kid should know
June 17, 2021
Lynn Bolin, Head of Communication at Prudential Investment Managers As parents, our greatest hope is to raise happy, well-adjusted children who will be able to handle life’s challenges with confidence and competence. No matter what…
South Africa’s retirement outcomes will improve radically if all retirement funding contributions are kept invested when fund members change jobs. Other quick wins include increasing the minimum government pension; delaying the government retirement age beyond…
When entertainment becomes upliftment
June 14, 2021
Democratising financial education through edutainment South Africa still has inordinately high levels of financial exclusion, while consumer financial education is recognised as one of the primary drivers to rectifying this legacy imbalance. And this education…
Research to be released on 22 June will show how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the employee benefits industry and retirement prospects of South Africans. For 40 years, the Sanlam Benchmark findings have helped the…
The Liberty Group’s innovative Stash app has won two global awards for offering outstanding customer experience in the insurance industry. The 2021 Digital CX Awards saw the Stash app win the Outstanding Customer Experience Transformation in Insurance…
New vehicle sales in South Africa are continuing to outpace forecasts as the industry recovers from the dire situation it experienced a year ago. “This is very heartening, particularly the fact that dealer sales represented…
