There is this strange phenomenon in SA called Regulation 28 that is applied to retirement funds. It stipulates that retirement fund members may not have more than 75% of their funds in equities and no more than 25% of the fund invested offshoreIronic
You know that SARS is really in a mess when they still insist that Internet Explorer is the "safest" browser. It is also the only browser in which their efiling application functions correctly. How is this possible in 2017? If my information is corre
ISM R5000 Share portfolio scam on the go again It seems that an old scam is on the go again. I have just received a call from a company claiming to be called "ISM" and advising me that I had won a R5000 share portfolio. They needed to make an appoin
We are trying to add someone who has never previously been able to afford medical aid onto a medical aid scheme. Given that she is over 35, that this is the first time that she will be a medical aid member and that in terms of the act, “A medical sch
I think SARS started it all with their 21 working day turnaround times for things like “verification of supporting documents”. Or 30 working days turnaround for disputes! And they claim to be "at your service"? Unfortunately, it hasn’t taken long for
The tax ombudsman recently made damning findings about SARS unreasonably delaying paying refunds. SARS, of course, denied that there is anything malicious in this. However, experience seems to show that they are still very much applying stalling tact
A short while back, we wrote about what we see as the iniquitous selling of funeral policies to the poor and vulnerable. It's our view that there's a significantly better way to do it through the use of a properly underwritten whole-of-life policy.
One of the “compulsory” forms of insurance that people with bonds have to have is Home Owners Insurance (HOI). This is insurance that covers the cost of replacing the building if it is destroyed through things like fire and floods. Usually the bank t
Something seriously dodgy is happening at SARS - just had the 3rd case of them rejecting an RA tax certificate as proof of contribution to an RA. They are insisting on proof of contributions (since inception). Shouldn't be too difficult to obtain but
I remember, just after 9/11, listening to Clem Sunter speak about the choices that America had in response to the events that had just unfolded. Essentially, they had two choices, and the choice they made would define their future. The choices w
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