Last year, in what was an exciting first for the financial services industry, Foord Asset Management published a beautiful children’s picture book about saving and investing. The book, “More Than Enough”, has been translated into three…
By: Dr Adrian Saville, Chief Executive, Cannon Asset Managers A sharp fall in the rate of consumer price inflation has defanged what was initially paraded as “aggressive” monetary policy action intended to stimulate the floundering…
By: Gerhardt Meyer CFP®, Head of Technical Support, PSG Wealth Most of us will experience some unforeseeable crisis during our lifetimes. Life is, after all, riddled with uncertainties, as is evident from the current pandemic….
Just a few months since its launch in December 2019, Premium Finance Partners (PFP) has moved into acquisition finance – and made a big acquisition itself! At the beginning of July 2020 the company acquired…
Sanlam paid out over R4 Billion in claims
July 21, 2020
In 2019, Sanlam paid out over 99% of death claims. The leading insurer predicts a rise in claims for death, funeral, sickness and income protection in 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Petrie Marx, Product…
Not all debt is equal
July 15, 2020
By: Ray Mhere, Head of Momentum Investments Distribution Understanding the difference between the good, the bad, and the ugly Over the years, debt has gotten a pretty bad rap – and often for good reason….
Manage your credit before it manages you
July 15, 2020
By: Marinè van Brakel, CFO, RCS The COVID-19 crisis is having a profound impact on South Africa’s economy with the GDP forecast to contract by as much as 7.1% in 2020, to an all-time low…
By: GlobalData GlobalData’s revised post-COVID-19 forecasts for South Africa’s insurance industry sees a significant shift towards negative growth in both the life and non-life segments. GlobalData now expects the South African life insurance market to…
