How the two-pot system may impact household income and inflation
Economists assess the possible impact of the reforms on household consumption, real fixed investment, inflation, government debt, and GDP growth.
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Looking back at this year’s FPI Professional’s Convention
Enhance your HR skills by attending our insightful webinars in November
Webinars on how to investigate misconduct and address poor performance
How bank errors and unseen fees impacted customers
The OBS’s 2023 annual report unveils chargeback disputes, hidden fees, and administrative failures.
National Consumer Tribunal fines more second-hand car dealers for violating consumers’ rights
The Consumer Protection Act prescribes that consumers receive goods that are fit for their intended purpose, of good quality, and durable for a reasonable time.
Medical scheme placed under statutory management as reserves plummet
The deterioration in Sizwe Hosmed’s reserves is attributed to ‘benefit under-pricing and historically unreliable budgetary and forecasting processes’.
OBS reports record high complaints in 2023 as it transitions to NFO
The Ombudsman for Banking Services was kept busy with complaints about current accounts, loans, savings accounts, credit cards, and home loans.
Bid to have RAF CEO sentenced to ‘suspended imprisonment’ for unpaid debts fails
A challenge to the RAF’s failings must consider the complex inter-governmental duties on which the social security scheme depends, judge says.
Ombudsman’s report unveils banking blunders and customer missteps
The cases dealt with by the banking ombudsman last year included a home auctioned for far below its value and fraud linked to a stolen phone.
Adapt, be curious, and embrace change, says FPI award finalist
René van de Spreng, a wealth manager and director at Apex Private Wealth, is one of three finalists for the 2024 Financial Planner of the Year Award.
South Africans are feeling a lot better about their finances – survey
The latest Old Mutual Savings & Investment Monitor finds a decrease in households dipping into their savings and cashing in their investments early.
Why I turned mildly bearish and opted for a defensive strategy
The formation of the GNU sparked a rally in local financial markets. But as storm clouds gather on global equity markets, the long-term outlook remains uncertain.
South Africans ‘ignore’ debt woes: survey highlights growing financial strain
The Money Stress Tracker survey finds that consumers’ response to financial strain is long on intent but short on action.
CrowdStrike sensor glitch: implications for cybersecurity and insurance
The CrowdStrike Falcon sensor update-induced global system crash could be the most significant cyber accumulation loss event since NotPetya in 2017.
Financial planning is not a job but a calling, says FPI award finalist
Rudolph Geldenhuys, a senior financial planner at WealthUp, is one of three finalists for the 2024 Financial Planner of the Year Award.
Nearly all tax refund reversals have been resolved, says SARS
The revenue authority apologises to the 30 000 taxpayers whose refund payments were reversed.
Linking certificate of need to NHI is ‘purely mischief’, says health ministry
Headlines characterising the High Court’s judgment as a huge blow to NHI ‘are in the same mould as Bell Pottinger propaganda’.
‘State capture transactions’: Nedbank to pursue counterclaims
Transnet and the SIU institute legal proceedings against Nedbank to set aside interest rate swaps that occurred when the SOE was advised by Regiments Capital.
Here are the three contenders for the Financial Planner of the Year Award
The winner will be announced at the FPI awards ceremony and gala dinner, held on the first evening of the two-day 2024 FPI Professional’s Convention.
