Hollard Life Solutions: Taking the jab out of COVID 9
Sanlam Alert: new scam doing the rounds
** Email from SanlamConnect** Dear Business Partners Alert: new scam doing the rounds It has come to our attention that an entity, using the name Sanlam Finance, has been presenting itself as a commercial loan provider, offering consumers loans using Sanlam...
Sorg dat jou testament op datum is
Dit is belangrik om jou testament van tyd tot tyd te hersien, veral indien ’n kind gebore is of indien daar ’n huwelik, egskeiding, dood van ’n begunstigde of eksekuteur, of erflating was wat nie deel van die bestaande testament uitmaak nie. Hier is ’n paar wenke om...
Wanneer die noodlot tref….
Dis ’n gewone dag by die werk, alles is klopdisselboom en dan... uit die bloute gebeur iets wat jou volgende salaristjek, jou jaarlikse bonus en jou fleksieverband geheel en al insluk. Dit het al met ons almal gebeur – die vrieskas is stukkend, die wasmasjien pak op,...
SA Investors urged to stay the course during turbulent times
By John Kennedy, Regional Head of Advice at Citadel Investment Services Fitch Ratings’s negative outlook on South Africa’s credit rating, paired with Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgrade of the country’s credit rating has resulted in increased concern amongst...
12 Years of luck or just the wrong benchmark – how do you measure up?
This publication is intended for intermediary use The conundrum Our clients appoint us to manage their equity portfolios to generate above-market returns over time. While investment performance is easily measured, the conclusion around whether we have met or exceeded...
Why claims are rejected
According to the Ombudsman for Short-term Insurance, another reason that a client’s claims might be rejected is because of reckless driving. A reckless driver is anyone 'who drives a vehicle in wilful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property', or, as...
Increasing the retirement age
Jonathan Faurie, FAnews Journalist July is National Savings Month and there have been a number of initiatives in the industry to increase the public’s awareness around the importance of saving. These initiatives are all geared towards increasing the rate of the number...
The Rate hike widely expected
By Dave Mohr, Chief Investment Strategist for Old Mutual Wealth The rate hike of 25 basis points was fairly widely expected despite the fact that the economic growth forecast was reduced significantly from 2.1% to 1.7% for the year, along with lower longer term...
Man to spend month living entirely off R1 coins
By Yegs Ramiah, Chief Executive Officer of Sanlam Brand In a world of plastic money, debit orders and generous overdrafts, what would happen if we were forced to live entirely off coins? Would we feel more connected to our money? Would we spend less? Would we save...