24 Apr 2019
South Africa Market Review - Q1 2019
Six-hundred and nine structured products worth an estimated ZAR347 million (US$24m) were added to the SRP South Africa database in the first quarter of 2019.
26 Mar 2019
SG: credit risk limits on domestic providers open new opportunities for foreign banks
The French bank is the first foreign bank to ever receive a structured products accolade in South Africa
20 Mar 2019
SRP Africa: pricing and distribution is only a utility part of technology applications
Technology has a massive role to play in South Africa, but whether it is adopted quick enough and whether the response from advisers keeps the pace to broaden the base for manufacturers and distributors remains to be seen, according to panellists of the 'Impact of technology – lessons learned' panel discussion at the SRP Africa Conference 2019, held in Cape Town on March 7.
18 Mar 2019
SRP Africa: The days of tax avoidance and evasion are long gone
The advantages of investing in offshore domiciled structured products, the jurisdictions where these products are available and the latest trends in this market segment were among the topics of the Practical implications of offshore structured products panel discussion at the SRP Africa Conference 2019, held in Cape Town on March 7.
14 Mar 2019
SRP Africa: Providers should emphasise risk and return
Finding market and index strategies has always been a big part of any discussion involving investment products, according to panellists at the Index Strategies and ETFs panel during the recent SRP South Africa conference, in Cape Town.
13 Mar 2019
SRP Africa: Innovation is creativity, but creativity with a job to do
Innovation in structured products can be about new solutions or existing solutions meeting new needs, according to Twané Wessels (pictured), product actuary at Just Retirement South Africa. She was speaking at the ‘Product innovation: investment ideas and solutions’ discussion at the SRP Africa Conference 2019, held in Cape Town on March 7.
12 Mar 2019
SRP Africa: The ability to deploy cash quickly is a key advantage
The everyday challenges of managing a structured products portfolio, tailoring advice to market events, the secondary market, and issuer selection, were among the topics of the ‘Construction and management of a structured products portfolio’ discussion at the SRP Africa Conference 2019, held in Cape Town on March 7.
06 Mar 2019
Personality of the Year: Nerina Visser - using ETFs as building blocks for investment solutions
The Personality of the Year Award will be presented to Nerina Visser at the second SRP Africa Conference Awards ceremony, which will take place on the evening of Thursday March 7 at The Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town. Visser was chosen after receiving the highest number of votes from respondents to the Africa Awards Survey 2019.