by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
The high cost of living, fuelled by rising inflation, significant fuel price increases and a series of interest rate hikes (which are likely set to continue) have left most South Africans feeling defeated and overwhelmed. Today, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Retirement reform On 14 December 2021, Treasury issued two Discussion Papers, for consultation: Discussion Paper one: Encouraging South Africans to save more for retirement – which deals mainly with the two-pot system and auto-enrolment; and Discussion Paper...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
The coronavirus pandemic, as devastating as it has been, brought about a faster and bigger monetary and fiscal response than in any previous recession. This response limited the damage to the economic system and set the stage for one of the fastest economic recoveries...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Winter of Discontent Izak Odendaal – Old Mutual Wealth Investment Strategist “Now is the winter of our discontent” opens Shakespeare’s play about the rise and fall of the murderous and deceitful Richard III. South Africa is equally experiencing a season of...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
The National Budget Speech has come and gone, and South Africans are already preparing to bear the brunt of a broad range of price increases as taxes, inflation, interest rates and rising food prices all seek to escalate the cost of living to unmanageable heights....
