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Securitas™ Financial Group Strengthens Client Relationships through Strategic Acquisitions
Securitas™ Financial Group takes bold strides towards a prosperous future, uniting with Jackie Steele & Associates and Rutherford Wealth to enhance client relationships and expand specialized financial solutions.
Big tech turnaround: What’s behind the recovery?
After dominating stock market returns amid the Covid pandemic, the household names of the US tech sector endured a miserable 2022. In recent months the tables have turned once again, says Kondi Nkosi, South Africa Country Head at Schroders.
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The accountancy profession: tackling tomorrow’s challenges, today
Far from its historic reputation as mere financial bean-counting, accountancy has transformed into a multi-faceted profession that tackles a full range of duties in the world of finance and business, says, Shahied Daniels, chief executive at SAIPA.
Managing digital assets through an estate planner’s lens
Sarah Love, CFP, shares three things you may not know about digital assets.
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FI Consult assists businesses within the financial services sector to unlock potential, pursue growth, streamline operations, identify and pursue effective strategies, understand compliance, embrace...
Innovative Wealth Management
Blue Chip interviews Nevathee Moodley, Director of STK Advisory Connect, a female- and black-owned business that provides a support service to financial planning businesses primarily around the use of technology.
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Using evidence-based investing principles - relying on accurate facts and credible analysis - to meet investment goals
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A potentially strong El Niño in 2026, shifting global rainfall and coming on top of fertiliser supply disruption, could push next year’s food inflation into double-digits, writes David Rees (Head of Global Economics, Schroders) and Sandeep Jaggi (Analyst Emerging Markets Debt & Commodities, Schroders).
Helping clients during times of volatility and uncertainty
Risk and uncertainty are inseparable from investing. Helping clients understand them and remain aligned to their long-term goals, especially when markets become volatile, is crucial, writes Carl Chetty, Head: Investment Proposition at Equilibrium.
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