People’s expenses change in retirement. Shouldn’t their income too?

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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Compliance Consolidation

The introduction of the FAIS Act brought a number of additional layers of cost which providers of financial services had to absorb. The majority of the tentacles of this octopus have compliance written […]

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TCF Guide for small FSPs and IFAs

Treating Customers Fairly will impact on the whole industry. To date, most of the communication was aimed at corporates and industry bodies, with little information flowing through to smaller FSPs and independent financial […]

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Debarment under the Loop

A recent finding in a high court case in Port Elizabeth, serves as a timely reminder to Key Individuals and Compliance Officers to be very circumspect when debarring a representative. A representative, who […]

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PI Increase Shock

At the telematic broadcast, a FSP shared his rude awakening when he received his annual review and premium increase from his PI cover provider. There was a substantial increase in the premium, far […]

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