Review: Medium Term Budget Policy Statement
October 29, 2020
By: Reza Hendrickse, Portfolio Manager at PPS Investments There is always a heightened sense of anticipation prior to any address by the Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, and this time was no different. In fact, the…
What SA SMEs are hoping for in the Mid-Term budget
October 29, 2020
By: Jeremy Lang, regional general manager at Business Partners Limited While President Ramaphosa’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan provides an important framework for South Africa’s revitalisation and growth trajectory, it lacks necessary detail in terms…
Positive on structural reforms but lingering risk from the execution of the wage bill reduction
October 29, 2020
By: Isaah Mhlanga – Chief Economist, Alexander Forbes Highlights: A marginally worse economic environment relative to the June Special Adjustment Budget as economic growth is revised lower. Tax revenue underperformance relative to the Special Adjustment…
Borrower beware: SA needs to flatten its debt curve
October 29, 2020
By: Mazars, South Africa SA’s increasing reliance on debt as a means to fill government coffers is unsustainable and may tip us over the edge into a looming debt trap. This is according to the…
What advisers should consider with offshore structures and complicated cross-border estate planning Market volatility, a weakening rand, and a steep Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decline of 51% in the second quarter of 2020 are just some of…
Why it’s worth getting a valid Will in place
October 28, 2020
By: Morné Janse van Rensburg ACMA, CGMA Making certain that you have a valid Will in place often finds itself at the bottom of the To Do list, especially if you are young, fit and…
His days seemed to blend into each other. Wake up, go to work, clock in, clock out, go home and repeat. John Magubane (52) had moved from his home in Umzinto, a medium-sized township in…
Hester van der Merwe CFP® claims the FPI’s coveted Financial Planner of the Year award
October 28, 2020
Hester van der Merwe CFP® was the biggest winner at the financial planning industry’s flagship event, while BDO Wealth Advisers, Caroline da Silva and Francois du Toit also took home important prizes. 2020 has…
