South Africa gets $14bn boost by avoiding junk status
Moody’s decision to not downgrade South Africa to junk status has saved the economy about £14bn in outflows from the local bond market, according to an expert from Morningstar.
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Momentum Wealth and Provisca part company
Guernsey-based platform Momentum Wealth International is bringing its marketing and distribution back in-house and has ended its contract with Provisca, which had been providing these services.
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Dismay at South Africa’s 17% adviser exam pass rate
Only 17% of South Africa’s financial planning students managed to pass the Financial Planning Institute’s (FPI) professional competency examination (PCE) in February, a figure that has caused shock for universities and students throughout the country.
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New investment rules to stir up South Africa offshore market
The South African treasury has upped the allowance for domestic funds to be invested internationally in a bid to prise open the offshore market, but will domestic investors be getting on board?
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Panama Papers help S Africa disclosure scheme hit ZAR3.3bn
South African taxpayers have fessed up to unauthorised foreign assets and income worth ZAR3.3bn (£200m, $278m, €224m), some with links to the Panama Papers, under the country’s special voluntary disclosure programme (SVDP).
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South Africa budget increases wealth tax
South Africa’s finance minister has announced an increase in estate duty from 20% to 25% for those with properties worth ZAR30m (£1.8m, $2.7m, €2.1m), a move a legal expert says will have a “significant effect” on the nation’s wealthy.
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The story of a young financial planner firm in South Africa
A volatile political landscape, constant regulatory upheaval and a recent economic downgrade to junk status are just some of the many challenges an adviser must overcome when setting up a new financial planning firm in South Africa.
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South African advisers win praise for high learning standards
A dedication to career-long learning and meeting ongoing qualification requirements means certified financial advisers in South Africa are being praised around the world by industry experts.
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Financial planning to deal with South Africa’s junk status
How should South Africa’s financial advisers react to the country’s latest currency woes as its debt rating plummets to junk status?
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Investec expects profit hit from S. African retail investment
Investec has moved to reassure investors that its exposure to the Steinhoff Group of companies will result in a maximum potential loss of around 3% of group post-tax operating profit after the South African retailer was accused of accounting irregularities.
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Analysis: Political uncertainty keeps South African advisers in limbo
As South African financial advisers await the election of president Jacob Zuma’s successor with bated breath, where this political uncertainty leaves the implementation of the Twin Peaks reforms and the next phases of RDR is anyone’s guess.
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DeVere abandons part of South Africa court appeal
DeVere Investment has dropped two of the three points of appeal it lodged after losing a South Africa Labour Appeal Court ruling that it had to pay fired area manager Ross Pennell outstanding commission, notice, and an unpaid bonus.