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Your body ‘bank’: Are you spending or saving years?
Dr. Yusrah Parker, Medical Doctor at Sanlam Think of your body as a bank account. Every takeaway dinner, year-end party, late night or weekend on the couch is a withdrawal. Every walk,...
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Tax doesn’t have to be taxing – a tax refund may be on the horizon
Sharon Hamman, Senior Legal Adviser at Momentum Right now, the cost-of-living crisis has forced South Africans to utilise every engine to help generate as much income as possible. One...
Out with the old and in with the new: Looking back on 23 years of Service to South African Consumers
Reana Steyn, former Banking Ombudsman Reporting on the 2023 Annual Report (see full copy on link below) for the Ombudsman of Banking Services (OBS), former Banking Ombudsman Reana...
Two-Pot legal hurdle crossed, now the race to prepare is on – Pension Funds Amendment Bill signed into law on Sunday, 21 July 2024
Guy Chennells, Chief Commercial Officer of Discovery Corporate and Employee Benefits On Sunday, 21 July 2024, the President signed the Pension Funds Amendment Bill into law, following...
How much can the market pre-empt a SARB rate cut?
Vivienne Taberer, Investment Director at Ninety One The fast view The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) held rates steady as expected, but better...
A Solution to Take Retirement Savings Beyond South Africa
Ross Beckley, Chief Investment Officer at High Street Asset Management Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Acti (“Regulation 28”), while designed to manage concentration risk within...
Tax-free savings plans: ticking many good investment boxes
Zaheer Bhikha, Executive Head of Product Development at Glacier by Sanlam Putting some money away in a long term savings account should be a bit like dental hygiene – something of a...
The context and consequences of the MPC’s decision to retain rates
Anthea Gardner, Managing Partner at Cartesian Capital As was widely expected, the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept rates on hold yesterday. ...
Employers urged to apply a gendered lens to EVP ahead of two-pot implementation
Samantha Jagdessi, Head of Advice & Best Practice at Old Mutual Corporate; Michelle Acton, Retirement Reform Executive at Old Mutual & Lindiwe Sebesho, Managing Director of Remchannel...
Here’s how the repo rate impacts your pocket
Ayanda Ndimande, Strategic Business Development Manager at Sanlam Retail Credit Understanding the repo rate can give us insight into our own financial reality so that we can make...
July Savings Month highlights how Two-Pot can improve SA retirement outcomes
Guy Chennells, Chief Commercial Officer at Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits South Africa’s new Two-Pot retirement system is generating a lot of excitement about accessing...
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