A 1% VAT increase, like the one implemented in 2018, may seem modest, but its effects are significant. In 2018, the poorest 10% of households experienced a decline of over 6% in their post-fiscal ...
The biggest surprise stemming from South Africa’s National Budget 2025 was that it simply didn’t happen. This meant the thousands of citizens who tuned in to their preferred financial news feeds to ...
Increasing longevity and falling fertility mean the world is facing a new demographic reality – a growing elderly population with fewer working-age people to support it. A new research report by the ...
Carmen Nel, Co-Portfolio Manager of the PPS Defensive Fund and Portfolio Manager at Terebinth Capital discusses why Cash is not always king and it may be time to take on some risk The We have heard ...
National Treasury introduced Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) almost 10 years ago, on 1 March 2015, to encourage South Africans to save and invest more, reduce household debt, and build a more ...
Market moved underscore market's sensitivity to SA’s political gridlock and uncertainty around fiscal policy The postponement of South Africa’s budget speech on Wednesday, stemming from disagreements ...
South Africa’s working class is now the fastest-growing segment in the country, as millions of households have moved up from poverty or the working poor. However, breaking into the middle class has ...
With the new school year in full swing, South African families may be wondering how to finance the growing cost of quality education. According to Shaheed Mohamed, Head of Group Savings and ...
The first 100 days of the Trump presidency will remain very noisy as the new administration sets out its stall on key policy objectives. But in our opinion, the early signs are in line with our ...
The most anticipated pension and retirementfunds event of the year, the Pan African Summit on Pension Funds Governance &Awards 2025, is set to take place from December 1–5, 2025, aboard the luxurious ...
The most popular argument used against active management, the so-called zero-sum game argument, is also the most abused, misused, and misunderstood. Not only that, our new research into changes both ...
As 2025 has set in and South Africans find their feet after ‘Januworry’, financial scams remain a threat. The 2024 Identity Fraud Report noted fraud rates in South Africa soared by more than 300%. In ...