In today’s newsletter we take a look at the recovery and share some economic and equity investment thoughts; and we look at savings for the youth. In this exceptionally cold and yet happy time for the country we need to remember that in three weeks we will again return to the real world where financial […]
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Estate planning is specifically important where a family business is involved, especially when the family business is a farm. Certain practical issues are often not taken into consideration when dealing with the complexities of the estate of a farmer as a business owner. The following three-part series of Estate Planning Essentials will look at these
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This year’s pre-budget anticipation did not go entirely unrewarded. While the budget speech itself contained very little by way of change, it was a comment included in Chapter 5 of the 2010 Budget Review which has caused the biggest stir. With regard to research proposals for possible attention in the tax proposals for 2011 and
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For this year’s National Budget Speech and related matters Click on the links below to access the documents: 1. National Budget speech – 17 February 2010 2. Budget Highlights 3. Budget Tax Highlights 4. Budget Tax Pocket GuideCLICK HERE to access the SARS website to download the Budget Tax Proposals, People’s
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In today’s newsletter we look at the importance of time. Today the focus has been the release of Nelson Mandela 20 years ago. It has been a privilege to share such an exciting time in South Africa’s history. Each generation has their moment of text book copy that they share in – sometimes it is
In today’s newsletter we take a look at the ever present topic of the global recovery and what we could expect in 2010. The recession hit everyone hard – at mostly the same time. But the recovery from that recession is significantly different across the globe. Key to how well you recover from this recession
Die groeiende herstel van die wêreldwye ekonomie, die gepaardgaande toename in Suid-Afrika se handelsvoorwaardes oor die afgelope jaar en die duidelike afname in die dienskostes van huishoudelike skuld deur die loop van 2009, ondersteun ? herstel van die ekonomiese groei in die jaar wat voorlê. Lees verder …
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The unfolding recovery in the global economy, the concomitant increase in South Africa’s terms of trade over the past year and the marked decline in household debt servicing costs through 2009 are supportive of a recovery in economic growth in the year ahead. Read more ….
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The global environment is changing faster and more drastically than we could ever have forecast and MoneyMarketing raises some very interesting thoughts to ponder.
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In today’s newsletter we feature an article from Adrian Saville. How have we dealt with the crisis – what is the real debt situation and where are the places for investors in the future are just some of the issues Saville addresses. A Changed Global Fabric: Investing in the Post-Crisis Era Dr Adrian Saville, CIO
Market Comment The JSE rose this Monday morning to a new 2009 high of over 27,000. The last time it was at this level was in early September 2008, before the Lehman Bros collapse. As usual, our market follows offshore trends. Record low interest rates offshore (and low inflation) coupled with a change in the
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The 2009 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill will introduce a new way of applying the R3,5 million estate duty abatement and with it, significant and unexpected estate duty savings for some estates. In this issue of Estate Planning Essentials we look at the technical background to the amendment as well as at some of the considerations
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Glacier Research highlights to investors that the extreme volatility in the Rand “can translate into sizeable profits or losses over the short term and in turn increase the risk in a portfolio. Your asset manager should essentially be able to successfully tap into offshore investing opportunities for better diversification in your portfolio, but at the
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The effect of the global economic slowdown has been felt by fiscal finances this year. An expansionary fiscal policy framework was adopted to counter the recession in South Africa. Over the past year, there have been various infrastructure development projects with an eye on the 2010 Soccer World cup and beyond. There were also significant
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Market Comment The JSE All Share Index gained another 2.4% last week and is trading at a new 2009 high today (Monday 19th October). The market is also back at early September 2008 levels, as well as February 2007 levels. Our market continues to follow the offshore markets, with both the MSCI Emerging Markets Index
