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9 important takeaways from SONA 2021

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address in Parliament this evening. This year's SONA was devoid of the hype and pomp of the red carpet, fancy outfits...

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Changes to Provident and Provident Preservation Funds from 1 March 2021

Legislation governing provident and provident preservation funds is changing on 1 March 2021. The changes are the final planned step in the process of aligning (also referred to as ‘harmonising’) the benefits...

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Will volatile Bitcoin eventually be tamed?

Hindsight is the bane of every investor. “If only …” is what we all say, no exceptions. “If only I had sold my Steinhoff shares before they crashed.” “If only I...

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February Is Tax Saving Month

This is the last chance for taxpayers to maximise their tax savings for the 2020/2021 tax year. We believe that the easiest and most effective tax saving measure is through Retirement...

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Top 5 PAYE errors that could cost you dearly with SARS

With Covid-19 burdening the economy and SARS seeking to increase its revenues however it can, organisations with misconceptions about how certain payroll elements should be taxed may unknowingly be exposing...

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2020 tax proposals signed into law – 10 key changes

The President has given effect to the 2020 tax proposals by signing three tax Acts into law. On 15 January 2021, the President gave his assent to the Rates and Monetary Amounts and...

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The Year Ahead

As we begin this new year, it’s very easy to become despondent given everything that is going on around us – COVID-19 in particular, of course. Instead let’s try...

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Where to from here? Our asset class convictions at a glance

If we cast our minds back to March 2020, we were in the midst of one of the worst market drawdowns in history. It is hard to imagine that just nine...

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Lessons from 2020 to remember in 2021

Who would have thought we would kick off 2021 in almost the same manner as 2020? Even though we were all hopeful that 2021 would start on better footing, numerous countries are still...

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