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Spreading the risk with investment clubs
Breaking into the investment world can be tricky when you’re still figuring out the difference between equities and derivatives. As a result, some people choose to ban together in an investment club so they can bounce ideas off one anothe...
Pseudo-generics stealing the market
Large pharmaceutical companies, who produce pseudo-generic products following their patent expiring, are preventing true generic products from entering the market. “They create what are known as clones of their own products,” said ...
Highest unemployment rate in over a decade
The South African unemployment rate has reached a 13-year high at 27.7%, said Stats SA in their Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFR) on Tuesday. “Scarier than that, is that 39% of those who are unemployed have never worked, and those betw...
Motorists to brace for another fuel increase
The past few months have been riddled with fluctuations in the fuel price index, with the past few months proving to dish out quite a few blows. According to the Automobile Association (AA) this month end is set to be no different.
Who can invest in a hedge fund?
Hedge funds used to be an exclusive asset class for the wealthy. But can the average person invest in them nowadays? And how else can one get exposure to them in South Africa?
Mini-Budget: Gigaba’s ‘poisoned chalice’
Malusi Gigaba announced a revised economic growth rate of 0.7% for 2017, instead of the initial 1.3%, during his mid-term budget speech on Wednesday. Simon Stockley, who’s the managing director of Catalis Holdings and has a background in ...
Data breach affects millions of South Africans
Last week it was established that the personal information of over 30 million South Africans had been publically available for at least seven months. Troy Hunt, who’s an Australian regional director for Microsoft, received a file from an ...
Which markets performed best over the last decade?
South Africa is a volatile environment, with unexpected cabinet reshuffles, a series of downgrades, and erratic weather changes, ranging from flash floods to droughts – it’s no wonder local investors are eager to safeguard their mo...
Airbnb top among Brics countries
Out of the BRICS countries, South Africa received the largest amount of Airbnb guests from emerging economies, read a recent report. As a result, South African hosts have earned a total of $1.88 million in revenue from Brics-based guests, with w...
Discovery Life records R18.7 billion assurance claims pay-out
Discovery recently published their Discovery Life assurance claims insights for the period from January 2016 to December 2016. According to the insurer a total of 20 247 claims were paid over the period, amounting to R3.2 billion. This brings th...
Let’s talk about ‘Generation Rent'
Unlike previous generations, millennials are disinterested in the stock market. According to Llewellyn Morkel, founder and CEO of ProsperiProp, millennials are not necessarily looking for safer options, but rather quicker returns.
Employee or freelancer? The taxman wants to know
There are many differences between being an employee and a freelancer, from potential perks like flexi working hours to the way in which you pay your tax. Justmoney takes a look at how important it is to make the correct classification for ...