Australian financial planning networking application Ensombl officially launched its South African presence last week, bringing together financial planners and industry leaders at an event in Cape Town.

Governments globally are bound to respond to high food price pressures and devise interventions in line with what policy can permit. However, it is important to recognise that SA operates in an open global market where developments elsewhere have a huge influence on price direction on the local market.

For any contest, one of the most important aspects of success is the game plan, and the discipline to stick to it.

Momentum Corporate has clinched the Product Supplier of the Year – Employee Benefits award for the second consecutive year at the FIA Intermediary Experience Awards.

Pieter Hugo of M&G Investment, looks at the reality of de-risking retirement savings and why this can be more costly than one may realise.

If used well, financial products can provide relief from estate duty and executor fees, ensuring better outcomes for beneficiaries,” says Felicia Hlophe, legal adviser at Allan Gray.