Ukraine Invasion – Impacts for Financial Services
April 4, 2022
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) On February 24th, 2022 Russian armed forces attacked Ukraine. The ongoing invasion is first and foremost a human tragedy and Allianz has been clear in its opposition to this…
GCI Kimble Brokers, a well-established independent financial advisor firm in Carletonville, has decided to merge its operations with the GCI group. Rob Kimble, MD and founder of Kimble Brokers, says the rationale for the move…
The 2022 FPI Annual Awards are open for entry
April 1, 2022
On 19 October 2022, the Financial Planning Institute of South Africa (FPI) will be hosting the prestigious awards ceremony where excellence in the Financial Planning Profession is recognised. This event endeavours to acknowledge extraordinary CERTIFIED…
Coming unstuck from a two-year debt holding pattern
March 31, 2022
Gary Palmer, CEO of Paragon Lending Solutions Some banks and other lenders are demonstrating a reluctance to lend and are calling in loans as they deal with arrears and limited growth in the economy, off…
Death, taxes, and remote working
March 31, 2022
Lance Collop, Director and Nicholas Carroll, Candidate Attorney at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) Given the ever-changing landscape of the past two years, the adage that nothing is certain except death and taxes is perhaps more apposite than…
FNB Life pays out nearly R2.6 billion in insurance claims, mostly for death and retrenchments
March 31, 2022
R450 million paid out in pre-emptive claims to help beneficiaries FNB Life has paid out R2.571 billion in life insurance and policies to its customers in the last year. The majority of pay-outs (R2.3 billion)…
Why do life insurance companies care about your birthday
March 31, 2022
Steph Bester, the CEO of AllLife Save tens of thousands of Rands by getting your life cover in place before your next birthday You may be ageing better than a fine wine but as you…
Discovery Bank Discovery Bank recently launched Vitality Travel, a fully integrated travel booking service with unprecedented discounts and simplified trip management. The comprehensive travel offering is the world’s first shared-value travel platform which channels behavioural…
