For the better part of a decade developed markets have experienced low and contained inflation rates, while local inflation rates have been substantially higher. However, due to unprecedented levels...
Call for employers to monitor employees to curtail mental health issues
Almost two years after Covid-19 reared its head, the focus has changed from crisis management to realising the long-term effect of the pandemic on our lives. Medical aid schemes and hospitals warn...
Teaching your children good money habits
How parents view, manage and treat their money is something their children are observing. It is important to impart good money habits from a very young age. Your own attitude about money helps to...
Net Zero is a pipe dream without total inclusion
Ahead of his panel session at the ,Green Horizon Summit at COP26, du Toit contends that ‘portfolio purity’ does not effect the kind of change needed to tackle the climate crisis . Cop26 is now upon...
Decarbonising by numbers will not achieve net zero
Ahead of his panel session at the Green Horizon Summit at COP26, Green argued that decarbonising the world demands that capital leans into the problem thoughtfully and actively. “What we are all...
Four moves to avoid when investing
Investors can sometimes make mistakes that can be avoided. For example, selling an investment out of fear, or switching between different funds too often. These are just two examples out of many but...
How does stagflation impact investment returns?
The first half of 2021 saw a strong rebound in economic growth alongside rising inflation. However, growth momentum is already showing signs of slowing down as fiscal and monetary stimulus fades....
Fuel price hike to hit South Africans hard
This monthwill see catastrophic increases in fuel prices, with South Africans paying R1.21 more per litre of petrol, and R1.48 more per litre of diesel. This is far higher than the 99c/l increase...
Retirement fund trustees – ways of helping with tough S37c lump-sum allocations
Retirement fund trustees – ways of helping with tough S37c lump-sum allocations By Olefile Moea, Director: Communications, Marketing & Consulting, Fairheads Benefit Services One of the more...
Poor Health Could Secure You a Higher Retirement Income
Globally, men have a lower life expectancy than women. In South Africa, the average 65-year-old male will live to 82, seven years fewer than a 65-year-old female. Locally, figures show that the...
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