Risks facing financial institutions
June 23, 2022
Dr Jerry Chetty, Manager: Business Integrity Unit at Santam Despite being in the business of risk mitigation, insurance firms themselves are often subject to risk in the form of insurance crime. Last year, the Association…
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) Businesses should prepare for a rise in civil unrest incidents as the cost-of-living crisis follows hard on the heels of the Covid pandemic, according to insurer Allianz Global Corporate…
Momentum Metropolitan appoints Dhesen Ramsamy as Chief Digital and Information Officer to drive digital transformation
April 13, 2022
Momentum Metropolitan Holdings has appointed Dhesen Ramsamy as Group Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), effective 1 April 2022. He makes the move from his current role as Executive Head of the Group’s client digital hub…
Innovative funding option for row crop farmers
April 12, 2022
Orbi Serve Specialist lender Premium Finance Partners (PFP) has joined forces with agricultural credit facilitator Orbi Serve to provide an innovative funding model for direct inputs for row crop farmers that aims to advance on…
An interesting result from the most recent 1st quarter 2022 FNB Property Broker Survey was that the aggregated response pointed to declining vacancy rates in all 3 commercial property classes, i.e., Office, Industrial and Retail…
Pick n Pay Pet Club teams up with Dotsure, South Africa’s largest pet insurer, in new offering Pick n Pay’s Smart Shopper has teamed up with pet insurer dotsure.co.za and will offer its Pet Club…
Preserving capital and beating inflation: how active asset allocation improves consistency of returns
March 22, 2022
Eben Karsten, Chief Executive Officer, Matrix Fund Managers Multi-asset and absolute return investing go hand in hand, as the enhanced diversification provided by multiple asset classes should limit downside risk. Importantly, the objective of these funds…
Coface Barometer Q4 2021 Two years after the onset of the pandemic, the global economy continues to recover, but still faces significant challenges. After the lull in the 3rd quarter of 2021, Omicron has highlighted…