"You’re going to need a bigger boat." This line of dialogue from the 1970s blockbuster movie ‘Jaws’ – a story about a goliath human-hunting shark – was famously delivered by the lead character, upon...

Needs-matched life insurer, BrightRock, today provided an update on its business performance results across its individual life, group risk, and funeral businesses for the fiscal year ending 31...

War and oil have a long, bloody and tangled history. Wars have been fought over oil, and wars in turn have disrupted oil flows. Much of the world’s oil is found in politically unstable regions, but...

South Africa’s largest investment manager, Ninety One, has launched a knowledge hub to empower and educate women to make confident financial decisions for their families, their businesses, and their...

Understanding risk and insurance in the gig-economy The pandemic has shaken up the world of work across the globe with the work-from-home (WFH) and gig-economy phenomena becoming viable and...

I am sure that everyone has been taking note of the Naspers & Prosus share price movements yesterday and today. This extends a severe downward trend going back to January 2021 where the total...

National Treasury’s proposal to give limited access to retirement fund savings before retirement via the two-pot system has generated much interest across retirement fund members. The impact of this...

Background and our view On 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. The invasion followed weeks and months of provocations to the Northern Atlantic...

With environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors now more broadly incorporated into investment decision making, fixed income investors are faced with the challenge of how best to implement...

You started this year with all the best intentions. You might have reviewed your financial portfolio, assessed your investments, and confirmed your asset allocation in your investment portfolio –...