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By Roger EskinaziFor the 190,000 daily forex traders that take to the markets every day in South Africa, the world of foreign exchange is ripe with opportunity. It also comes with its own set of regulatory and compliance issues, as well as several implications for taxation. Armed with enough…
From the tap or from the hosepipe? That is the question South African youth should be asking ahead of this month’s Global Money Week.It’s the same question SV Capital Co-founder Kagiso Tloubatla asked his 10-year-old nephew, whilst demonstrating the speed of water in the bathtub. Which is better?…
By Brett LadouceDuring the presentation of his budget speech on 21 February 2024, our Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, indicated that the government is expected to earn R5 billion in personal income tax by 28 February 2025 due to withdrawals that retirement fund members will make from their…
Specialist loans provider, DirectAxis, has added its voice to warnings about a company calling itself Direct Access Finance using false information apparently in a bid to dupe consumers.It appears to be a case of fraudsters using a bogus identity that tries to imitate a legitimate brand to extract…
The annual Raging Bull Awards gala dinner, was held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Monday, March 11. Personal Finance would like to congratulate all the winners. Well done!RAGING BULL CERTIFICATE AND AWARD WINNERS(for results to December 31, 2023)RAGING BULL…
Debt defaults ballooned in quarter four 2023 as mid-to-high affluence South African consumers with home loans, vehicle loans, personal loans, credit cards and retail loan accounts increasingly struggled to keep up with their repayments, according to the Experian Consumer Default Index (CDIx)…
Johannesburg Water Electromechanical Manager, Gugulethu Quma, has apologised to the city residents after they experienced water outages for 10 days now, but promised a speedy resolution to the crisis."We understand and apologise for the inconvenience. Although the recovery is a bit slow, we are…
Fairtree, a relatively young asset management firm based in Bellville, Western Cape, has outperformed the major players in South Africa’s investment industry to win the coveted South African Manager of the Year trophy at the annual Raging Bull Awards gala dinner, held at the Cape Town International…
By: Clyde ParsonsDECISIONS on your insurance and risk management begins with a solid grasp of the fundamental terms and definitions in your insurance policy. Without this understanding, you may only uncover specific exclusions or conditions at the claims stage, potentially impacting the outcome…
By: BinanceWITH the rise of the digital economy, Binance continually raises awareness and provides education on how to spot and avoid common scams. User-focused decision-making is at the core of every choice Binance makes, underscoring the importance of shedding light on how users can better avoid…
By David ThomsonIT’S THAT TIME of the year when we are urged to make resolutions that we often don’t fulfil. To be fair, we have the best intentions, and even achieving one goal is progress.This year, almost half of the world’s population will go to the polls, while we have our local elections. A…
The art world can sometimes feel completely daunting, with its complex terminology, indecipherable "artspeak," and sensational headlines about paintings fetching millions of rands and dollars.For collectors in South Africa who have assembled a cherished collection or inherited a family heirloom,…
Over the past six weeks we reported that South African markets remain under pressure. The JSE All Share index by the end of last week was down by 5.4% since the beginning of the year, and the Rand/Dollar rate at one stage at the end of February reached R19.38/$. This contributed to fuel prices to…
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character … we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews, Gentiles, Protestants, and…
Last week, on March 1, the office of the National Financial Ombud (NFO) opened its doors, replacing the four voluntary industry-based ombud schemes representing short-term insurers, long-term insurers, banks and non-bank credit providers.Two statutory schemes, the Ombud for Financial Services…
FNB launches Estate Protector benefit to help settle customers’ deceased estate admin costsFNB has announced that it has launched its Estate Protector benefit to help customers cover costs associated with the administration of their deceased estate. The FNB Estate Protector benefit will be used to…
A substantial 43% of institutional investors and wealth managers expect the correlation between bonds and equities to turn increasingly negative over the next 12 months, according to Managing Partners Group (MPG).This is according to new research conducted by the international asset management…
By Attila KadikoyInvesting affords us the ability to grow and preserve our hard-earned wealth in ways that we could not do on our own. It exposes our money to local and international opportunities – of trades and assets that we may not have available here. In the past, we’ve not always had much…
By: Beth AmatoOld Mutual Wealth and Gift of the Givers have partnered to form the Gift of the Givers Life Fund to grow private wealth and feed money into humanitarian crises.“This is an opportunity to channel investment into much-needed disaster relief and allow Gift of the Givers to do their…
The annual Raging Bull Awards ceremony, the “Oscars” of the investment industry, takes place next week, on Monday at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The event, a sumptuous gala dinner, is hosted by Personal Finance and Business Report in association with data providers ProfileData.…