New regulations may find your electric fence on the wrong side of the law. In a society where homes need maximum protection from criminals, it is easy to understand why you might choose to use electric fencing to protect your family and your...
Pockets of value appearing for investors in construction sector
This article is based on a press release issued by RE:CM The deterioration in the fundamentals of the construction industry, following the downturn in the sector post the World Cup stadia spend and infrastructure boom leading up to that event, has...
End of US quantitative easing programme: what does it mean for us?
This article is a press release from Rezco, an asset management and investment consulting company. Reports that the US is set to reduce its quantitative easing programme at the end of this year have already sent emerging markets into a tailspin,...
Hospital cash plans under threat
If the abuse of hospital cash plans continues to escalate, life insurers may be forced to implement tough measures to ensure the financial viability of these products, warns Peter Dempsey, deputy CEO of the Association for Savings and Investment...
National Credit Regulator tackles unscrupulous loan sharks
The National Credit Regulator (NCR) is working with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to target "loan sharks" - credit providers who are using abusive methods to collect outstanding debts. ‘Operation Siyanda’ which was held in the Northern...
How rand movements impact the economy and your portfolio
by Imraan Jakoet, Investment Analyst at Glacier by Sanlam The recent movement in the rand saw the currency move to multiple-year lows (or highs depending how you look at it) to the US dollar and subsequently rebounded last week. Movements like...
Re-balancing in global flows favours developed world
Stanlib Economist Kevin Lings explains that the performance of emerging markets is still strongly linked to commodity prices, but this is changing as investors become more sophisticated. Emerging markets attracted significant portfolio investment...
Re-balancing in global flows favours developed world
Stanlib Economist Kevin Lings explains that the performance of emerging markets is still strongly linked to commodity prices, but this is changing as investors become more sophisticated. Emerging markets attracted significant portfolio investment...
Re-balancing in global flows favours developed world
Stanlib Economist Kevin Lings explains that the performance of emerging markets is still strongly linked to commodity prices, but this is changing as investors become more sophisticated. Emerging markets attracted significant portfolio investment...
Re-balancing in global flows favours developed world
Stanlib Economist Kevin Lings explains that the performance of emerging markets is still strongly linked to commodity prices, but this is changing as investors become more sophisticated. Emerging markets attracted significant portfolio investment...
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Listed property’s bumpy road offers investment opportunity
By Ian Anderson, chief investment officer at Grindrod Asset Management South Africa’s listed property sector continued its slide during the week ending 31 May 2013, as the Rand breached R10/US$ and bond yields moved sharply higher. Having declined by 5.7% in the week...
Attend your medical scheme’s AGM – and win
Attend your medical scheme’s Annual General Meeting, answer two easy questions using the Facebook and Twitter accounts of the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), and stand a chance to have your scheme contributions paid for three months. The CMS recently launched a...
Capitec Bank is South Africa’s fourth largest bank for main accounts
AMPS results show Capitec has pushed out Nedbank to become the fourth largest bank in terms of the number of people using Capitec for their main account. According to a press release issued by Capitec today, the bank has overtaken Nedbank as South Africa’s fourth...
Banking Ombud recovers over R16million for customers
The latest annual report from the Ombudsman for Banking Services (OBS) which was released recently showed that of the 4450 complaints received, 1753 cases were found in favour of the customer and a total of R16.4 million was paid back to aggrieved banking customers....
REIT legislation uplifts listed property sector
Ian Anderson, chief investment officer at Grindrod Asset Management, reviews the performance of the listed property sector over the past week. South Africa’s listed property sector soared more than 3% last week, as investors poured into sector heavyweights like...
New consumer ombudsman launched
The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) recently launched the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO), ahead of World Consumer Rights day on 15 March. The Consumer Goods Council represents 11 000 companies in the retail, wholesale and manufacturing of...
Middle-class money worries
More than half of middle-class South Africans believe they will never be financially free, according to the Visa Wealth Worries 2013 survey. “South Africa, and indeed the whole world, has gone through a very tough time over the last few years. We wanted to assess...
Who controls your money decisions
Modern day philosopher and writer Alain de Botton wrote a provocative article in The Wall Street Journal entitled Why most men aren’t man enough to handle web porn. While this title may seem completely irrelevant to personal finance (apart from the amount of money...
Where to keep emergency funds?
“As part of one’s personal financial plan, I believe in having 3-6 months living expenses saved up and easily accessible in case of an emergency. “My wife and I have saved extra funds into our mortgage bond and estimate that the value of the additional capital we have...
Group saving bank accounts
If you form an investment club you will still need to have a bank account for the group in order to collect money and pay out withdrawals. Speak to your bank about the best account for your needs. These bank accounts are specifically aimed at savings clubs: Absa Club...