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Most customers don't utilise self-service devices: FNB
[Gaongalelwe Moatshe] As the old saying goes: don't work harder, work smarter. The same can be said of the way in which you bank, argues Eunice Sibiya, head of FNB Consumer Education... read more>>



Finance
deVere appoints new Head of Risk and Compliance in SA
deVere South Africa has appointed Samantha Lance to lead its Risk and Compliance department... read more>>
Sanlam's One Rand Family gets a new perspective of their budget
Web-episode two of Sanlam's National Savings Month experiment, the One Rand Family, has just been launched... read more>>
Tips for easier estate planning

Anica Ungerer

Drafting a will is at the very forefront of efficient estate planning... read more>>
Planning ahead is key to navigate fluctuations in tourism industry
Each year, most tourism businesses face a gigantic wave of seasonality - whether it be as a result of seasonal travel trends or related to the economic indicators... read more>>
UK private equity houses have severe skills gap
Latest research by ThoughtSpark amongst UK private equity houses with assets under management of over £2bn, has revealed that there is a severe IT and marketing skills gap... read more>>
Insurance & Actuarial
Hollard ad campaign features photos by staff members
Hollard Insurance has tapped into the photo-focused social media app, Instagram, with its latest street pole campaign... read more>>
Choosing an insurer for your business: What to consider

Sophie Baker

Much like car insurance, business insurance companies are a dime a dozen... read more>>
Why you need disability cover
Think you're too young for disability cover? Think again... read more>>
New insurance firm launched
Clive Sussman has launched a new insurance broking firm, Insure Corp... read more>>
MiWay insurance now available to brokers
MiWay is providing access to perhaps the most innovative portfolio available in the market today and allowing intermediaries around the country to broaden service offerings to customers... read more>>
More people are comparing and switching insurers online

Issued by Hippo.co.za

Recent research conducted by Hippo.co.za shows that 60% of South Africans have changed insurers, 51% of whom have done so in the last two years. Almost half of the 51% have the same underwriting conditions as they had with their previous insurers... read more>>
Banking
Nedbank rolls out SA's first big data service
Nedbank yesterday became the first bank in SA to offer a data analytics tool, Market Edge, that records customers' shopping behaviour... read more>>
Optimise your savings by using electronic banking channels
With July being National Savings Month in South Africa it might be the right time to consider taking the next step in your savings journey... read more>>
Global banks: Where is the love?

Lisa Haakman

With an increasing number of South African investors and their advisers looking offshore for investment opportunities, one sector to consider is global banks... read more>>
Travelling requires a savings plan
There are high-income earners and high net asset worth people who are in a position to cover their short-, medium- and long-term financial mishaps from their income flows... read more>>
New app will allow SMEs to buy government bonds
Small and medium enterprises in Kenya will be able to save and invest in government bonds with just Ksh3,000 via a mobile phone platform... read more>>
Financial Services
Solutions for banks to reduce their power consumption
When it comes to the delivery of essential services, the banking industry needs to plan for more than just keeping the lights on... read more>>
Avanti partnership to provide high-speed satellite broadband to SMEs
Provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Avanti Communications, has signed a new contract with South Africa's business chamber... read more>>
Markets & Investment
Investing in shares is like investing in a farm

Phillip Mjoli

Kokkie Kooyman, head of Sanlam Investments Global, shared some timeless learnings from Warren Buffett's 50 years of successful investing, and likened some of these to farming... read more>>
LDI can benefit retirement fund outcomes

Steven Rosenberg

The primary goal of any pension fund is to be able to pay all current and future pensions when they fall due, and to provide annual pension increases in line with the expectations of pensioners... read more>>
SA without adequate women representation in JSE-listed corporations
According to results of the 2015 South African Women in Leadership Census, South Africa is still without adequate representation of women in JSE-listed corporations... read more>>
Futuregrowth invests in under-serviced communities
In 1996, the need to channel developmental investments into previously disadvantaged communities found a vehicle in the Futuregrowth Community Property Fund (CPF). Today, its composite assets are worth R3.3bn... read more>>
Diversify your savings, investments...But where?

Julius Masaba

Investing for the future is akin to a bird laying many eggs. Most of us aspire to start up businesses of our own, save and live a good life. However, few of us really know where... read more>>
Taxation & Regulation
SA, neighbouring countries discuss beefing up tax enforcement
PRETORIA: The South African Revenue Services (SARS) has convened a forum of commissioners from bordering countries... read more>>
Unpacking tax changes to income protection policies rules

Rob Cooper

As of the latest tax year (starting 1 March 2015), companies are still struggling to come to grips with the consequences of the changes to the rules in respect of premiums paid to income protection policies... read more>>
International
PayPal jumps in first trades after spinoff
NEW YORK - Shares in PayPal jumped on Monday in the first day after being spun off by eBay, with the online payments group seeing a market value higher than its former parent... read more>>
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