Conventional wisdom says that living expenses rise uniformly with inflation, so many financial plans are based simply on that. But analysing the spending patterns of retirees shows us that the data tells a different story.
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LegalBrief recently shared a Techspot article that reported that while most of the jobs that get displaced by computers require little or no education, even highly-educated positions could be replaced by automation: “A […]
With the annual festive season around the corner and the formalities of year end functions and holiday travel that’s about to start it’s a good time to chat about precautionary measures with our […]
A recent study showed unique insights into how incentives drive sustained behaviour change. According to the results of a ground-breaking new health behaviour study by RAND Europe, a leading independent research institute, financial […]
“Critics will do anything to stop NHI Bill, says Health Ministry” “Call to stop ‘substantively amended’ NHI Bill” “Party to seek legal advice on NHI rush job” These headlines are just a few […]
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FAIS Ombud Settlement – Always obtain and capture all the client information One of the settlements discussed in the latest FAIS Ombud Annual report also puts the emphasis on the disclosure of client […]
Non-disclosure drama – Tips on the broker’s role to ensure a better outcome at claim stage In the midst of a raging social media war, journalists writing about the pros and cons of […]
South Africans are amenable to using automated financial advice and are prepared to pay for it. This is one of the conclusions of Deloitte’s Automation of Financial Advice report. The main objective of […]
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This is the time of year when a vitamin B jab becomes obligatory if you want to make it to the festive season. To make matters worse, the burden of budgeting for 2019 […]
Medical Schemes Amendment Bill – How it might impact premiums Under the heading, Bill ups medical scheme costs for over-34s, Legalbrief Today recently reported as follows: “Medical scheme premiums may increase by more […]
Non-compliance with FICA – Failure to implement proper processes leads to fine The Prudential Authority (PA) has imposed administrative sanctions on the Johannesburg branch of HSBC Bank for non-compliance with aspects of the […]
Legalisation of usage of dagga – Currently more industry questions than answers Lots of questions are being asked as a result of a recent Constitutional Court ruling that effectively legalised personal possession and […]
FAIS Ombud Settlement – Always take clients’ needs and circumstances into account Furnishing financial advice means adhering to a set of legislative requirements as well as keeping to certain principles. One of the […]
The way we live has changed dramatically. This has an impact on the financial services industry as well. This is illustrated in a recent article written by Patrick Cairns in Moneyweb. Cairns rightfully […]
