Life industry to start new year with a clean(er) slate From January 1, the ability of the life assurance industry to take you for an expensive ride will be significantly curtailed. One reform has been forced on the industry and the other has been undertaken voluntarily. [Full Story...]
Choose the right vehicle for your investment needs As an investor, you might be easily confused by the number of investment options available. Deciding which one to go for is not always easy and, as with most financial decisions, you need to give your choice careful consideration. At a recent meeting of the acsis/Personal Finance Financial Planning Club, Gerrit Viljoen, the founder of Ultima Financial Planners and a former winner of the Financial Planner of the Year award, compared choosing an investment to choosing a car. [Full Story...]
Ovation curators win battle over stolen money Financial services company Metropolitan has agreed, after initial resistance, to pay more than R67 million to the curators of collapsed linked-investment services company Ovation to make good to pensioners who had their money stolen. [Full Story...]
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