Investment Landscape
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12 Apr 2021anemptytextllineWith the world’s largest economy flush with cash, global stock markets shot to new highs. What else happened during the first quarter of 2021?
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17 Mar 2021anemptytextllineSatrix, South Africa’s leading provider of index-tracking products, has today been named the 2021 Best Fund House – Larger Fund Range in South Africa by Morningstar, a global financial services firm with 35 years of investment research.
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12 Mar 2021anemptytextllineSARS rewards you for contributing to a retirement fund now so your older self does not become dependent on the state in retirement. Since 2016 you can contribute up to 27.5% of your total annual income to a retirement fund and pay significantly less tax. We often get the question: how does the tax relief on contributions to an RA work? We’ll show you with a few examples how your RA contributions affect your tax bill.
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6 Mar 2021anemptytextllineNever underestimate the power of being clued up and learning the basics of retirement speak.
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5 Mar 2021anemptytextllineThe end of the tax year is just around the corner and smart investors are doing the calculations to find out exactly how much they can still put into their RA before the gates to tax-relief paradise slam tight – for this year. The good news is that you can now allocate up to 27.5% of your total annual income to a retirement fund and pay less tax for the year. But which retirement fund should you top up: your RA or your employer’s fund?
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26 Feb 2021anemptytextllineHybrid capital is a form of capital that sits below senior debt and above common equity; in other words, it is literally a hybrid fixed interest instrument. These type of instruments are typically issued by large, well-capitalized investment-grade companies.