Company Insights

Farzana Botha, Segment Manager at Sanlam Risk & Savings

Empower tomorrow’s graduates today

Farzana Botha, Segment Marketing Manager at Sanlam Risk & Savings, says the Graduate Student Package helps intermediaries expand their client base by addressing the graduate market’s specific requirements, including protecting their greatest asset – their future ability to earn an income – while studying.
Invest your savings

Taking the logical next step – invest your savings money

During these unpredictable times, it is now more vital than ever for people to take the first step in changing their spending habits, and the next step to investing their money smartly, says Pierre Jean Marais, Retail Marketing, Momentum Investments
Hype around investing offshore

The hype around investing offshore is back at the euphoric levels...

Offshore investing trends in the mid-1990s differed hugely from today. Fund choices open for South Africans extended to no more than five options, yet almost every application form received, allocated the funds, whether on a recuring premium basis or as a lump sum, to asset swap/feeder funds, says Sheldon Holdsworth, Old Mutual International, Regional Offshore Specialist.
unlocking the power of hedge funds

Unlocking the power of hedge funds

Hedge funds remain an underutilised tool in South Africa.
retirement

Retirement coaching: adding value to your practice

When the prospect of full-time retirement looms, your clients will suddenly have many hours of free time to do all those things that they dreamed of during their working life., says Stephan le Roux, CFP®, Financial Planning Coach, Old Mutual Wealth
pexels-pixabay-40751_1

Lessons from the Comrades Marathon

Next year, my father, Barry Holland, is poised to take part in his 50th consecutive Comrades ultra-marathon. I am struck by the invaluable lessons in his athletic achievements and the striking parallels they provide to the world of financial advice and investing, says Kathryn van Dongen, SA Managing Director, PortfolioMetrix
Spring_practice management

The case for strategic corporate outsourcing

The 1990s saw organisations starting to outsource business activities, such as accounting, HR, data processing, security and maintenance to cut costs. Today, outsourcing is seen as a far more strategic tool than merely a cost-saving exercise.
beijing-buildings

Why we’ve slashed our Chinese growth forecast 

Economic forecasting can be a thankless task, and the latest round of revisions to our expectations for China came with a large portion of humble pie, says David Rees, Senior Emerging Markets Economist, Schroders
Digital solutions

Harnessing the power of digital solutions in wealth management

By leveraging technology, advisors can better address the evolving needs of their clients, building stronger relationships and driving client satisfaction, says Hymne Landman, Head of Momentum Wealth.
NMG expands operations in Namibian market

NMG expands operations in Namibian market

Advisory and intermediary firm NMG Consultants and Actuaries t/a NMG Benefits has opened an office in Windhoek as it looks to offer a range of retirement fund, investment and actuarial consulting services to Namibian businesses, pension funds and medical aid funds.
Advertisement
- Advertisement -

Most Popular

Advising vulnerable clients: minors and young beneficiaries

This article is the second in a series on advising vulnerable clients. The first explored vulnerability and its relationship to legal capacity in South Africa. This instalment turns to one of the most common – and often underestimated – vulnerable groups: minors and young beneficiaries.

JD Jacobs, RFP® | Financial Planner Profile

Blue Chip speaks to JD Jacobs, RFP®, Registered Financial Practitioner at Old Mutual in Upington, about his journey as a Financial Planner.

How and why a financial planner should incorporate structured products into an investment plan

Join us for an exclusive round table discussion on structured products with four of the country’s top investment and financial planning professionals.

Palesa Dube, Centillion Wealth Advisory

Join us for an exclusive round table discussion on structured products with four of the country’s top investment and financial planning professionals.

Kevin Swartz, Absa Group

Join us for an exclusive round table discussion on structured products with four of the country’s top investment and financial planning professionals.
- Advertisement -