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LIze de la Harpe, Senior Legal Advisor at Sanlam Corporate Just over a month into the rollout of South Africa’s Two-pot retirement system thousands of citizens have navigated the...
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Prof Haroon Bhorat, Chair: Investment Committee at Sygnia One of the most important relationships in economics, almost intrinsically understood, is that taxes are both necessary for an...
All stakeholders must strengthen trust in the two-pot system, says PFA
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Index-Tracking Balances Costs and Returns in High-Fee Markets
Yusuf Wadee, Head of Exchange-Traded Products at Satrix* Investors worldwide are grappling with high investment fees. For example, 34% of global investors surveyed in a recent bfinance...
How are sustainable beliefs being reflected in pension funds’ asset allocation?
Willem Schramade, Head of Sustainability Client Advisory at Schroders Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) is of paramount importance to achieving pension funds’ risk-return objectives and...
Redefining success for YOUTH: How does Gen Z’s definition of success differ from other generations?
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Home or car expenses, and short-term debt, are the top two reasons for Two-Pot withdrawal requests
Guy Chennells, Chief Commercial Officer at Discovery Corporate and Employee Benefits In line with industry expectations that debt repayment would be a key reason for requesting Two-Pot...
Is the Fed playing with fire?
George Brown, Senior US Economist at Schroders When the Federal Reserve (Fed) kicks off a cutting cycle with a 50 basis points (bps) reduction, it is typically a cause for concern. It...
Regulatory instruments for financial sector compliance in South Africa
Kent Davis & Anél De Meyer, Partners at Webber Wentzel The Financial Sector Regulation Act, 9 of 2017 (FSR Act) commenced on 1 April 2018 and overhauled the entire financial...
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