Crime, corruption and fraud continue to dominate local news feeds as 2024 winds to a close. From the chilling quarter-on-quarter crime update shared by the Minister of Police to the release of the ...

The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) assessment of the financial stability outlook has improved since the June 2024 Financial Stability Review (FSR), thanks to domestic factors including an ...

The key to making the most of these options is strategy. Work with a financial adviser to determine how much of your bonus you can allocate, how to balance short-term needs with long-term goals, and ...

Rising interest and digital payments A key trend in the data is the increasing share of spending going towards interest payments. This comes as no surprise, given that South Africa’s prime interest ...

Despite these barriers in the workplace, more than half (56%) feel fulfilled at their current life stage in general, with ...

Donald Trump, US President-elect and self-proclaimed “tariff man”, will be back in the White House in late January. His ...

Managing additional income and tax compliance The concept of taxing bonuses also applies to other forms of additional income, ...

South Africa, which has long grappled with the challenges of electricity load shedding, is now facing an additional, compounding crisis: water shedding. This reality, once unimaginable, has begun to ...

Financial advisers and planners rely heavily on modern portfolio construction tools to navigate market volatility and provide their clients with best-of-breed portfolio management solutions. Among ...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously decided to cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 7.75% at the November meeting as expected. Inflation forecasts were changed slightly with inflation ...

Medical schemes have announced hefty premium increases for 2025 averaging 10.69% across 12 of the biggest schemes, driven largely by increased utilisation which has surpassed pre-COVID-19 levels. At ...

How 21st-century insurers and insurance brokers respond to global change and technology-related disruption remains poorly understood. The primary reason for this confusion lies in how these terms are ...