Banking & Money Tips articles

How to choose a bank account to meet your needs

25 April 2008 · Staff Writer

The type of account you choose to use should be the most cost-effective for you, depending on what you use the account for.

South Africans Must Act Now or Face Bankruptcy

21 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Interest Rate Hike Slaps R400 on Debt Repayments - Justmoney.co.za offers some money saving guidance

Banks would far rather help than repossess homes

15 April 2008 · Staff Writer

After a total 4.5 percentage point hike in interest rates since June 2006, banks are eager to keep debt-burdened householders in their homes.

Inflation ‘to bust target till 2010' on Eskom hikes

11 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Reserve Bank could be forced to take 'extreme measure' to meet inflation targets

Life insurers hit by policy lapses

7 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Most South African insurance companies were concerned about the high rate of surrenders and lapses last year, an Old Mutual actuary said yesterday.

Justmoney.co.za kickstarts sales of personal finance products online

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

A new website designed to help people save money on their bank accounts, credit cards and mortgages, is set to change the way banks and financial services providers use the internet to sell personal finance products.

Half of SA adults 'unbanked'

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Despite great strides in low-cost banking, many people remain unbanked

New bank BEE cost is R20bn

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Johannesburg - Deals which led to the transfer of large stakes in the four major retail banks to black investors would cost R20 billion to restructure, Cas Coovadia, the chief executive of the Banking Association of SA (Basa), said yesterday.

On your bike! Win a rare Justmoney.co.za cycle top

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Register today and you could win a limited edition Team Justmoney.co.za cycle top!

Taxpayers 'tend to be demonised'

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Tax authorities worldwide "were resorting to psychological warfare against targeted groups of taxpayers".

Charter row ‘may hurt bid to extend banking'

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

THE number of South Africans with access to banking had risen to the highest level in five years, but FinMark Trust warned yesterday that if the financial sector charter was not gazetted in its present form, many would be shorn of access to fina...

Justmoney.co.za now offers pet insurance

4 April 2008 · Staff Writer

Justmoney.co.za and Petsure, South Africa's leading pet insurance providing, join forces to provide cost effective cover for your pet