‘No will to drive NHI’

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There may be a ...

Medical schemes offer discounts for limiting your choice

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Large medical schemes have announced average contribution increases of more than 10 percent for 2017, despite a circular from the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) ...

Small asset managers pack a punch

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Small asset managers, or boutiques, walked off with more than half the certificates and awards at the 2016 Raging Bull Awards ceremony. What could give these companies ...

Don’t assume medical schemes pay for emergency care

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A phone call from a stranger in the middle of the night informing you that your child has been injured in a road accident is every parent’s nightmare. Eileen du ...

An emergency that turns out not to be one is a grey area

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The Medical Schemes Act is silent on the costs that schemes must cover when “an emergency” turns out to be a “false alarm” or a “lucky escape”, medical scheme representatives ...

Discovery rejects claim of ‘pervasive misinformation’

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Medical scheme activist Angela Drescher first came to the attention of the public in February this year, when she testified at hearings held as part of the Competition ...

‘Medical Schemes must tell you if they reduce benefits’

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Consumers would lodge significantly fewer complaints about their medical schemes if schemes communicated openly with them, as was required by the regulations under ...

So you want to sue your doctor?

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If you have a valid negligence case against a medical practitioner, there are several routes you can take in the quest for compensation, but don’t expect an easy ...

In profile: Mazi Capital Prime Equity Fund

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The Mazi Capital Prime Equity Fund was ranked second over five years to September 30 in the South African equity general sub-category, out-performing its competitors ...

Health insurance ‘needed for the poor’

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Short-term insurance health products could be structured to make them affordable for low-income earners, researchers said at a recent workshop.

Do state-based medical schemes have a future?

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Where state-subsidised medical schemes such as Gems sit in government’s vision for National Health Insurance is open to debate.

The right amount of risk to beat inflation

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The Prescient Income Provider Fund offers an alternative to a money market fund in the “new normal” environment.

Early success for up-and-coming manager

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Mazi Capital Prime Equity Fund – Raging Bull Award for the Best South African Equity General Fund on a risk-adjusted basis over five years to the end of December ...

Fund’s cautious approach pays off

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Prescient Income Provider Fund – Raging Bull Award for the top-performing fund on straight performance in the South African interest-bearing and multi-asset income ...

Move to spell out breast cancer treatment

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The Council for Medical Schemes has published for comment an amendment to the definitions of the minimum treatment that medical schemes must provide for breast cancer. ...

Profile: 27four Balanced Prescient Fund of Funds

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The 27four Balanced Prescient Fund of Funds achieved exemplary risk-adjusted returns over the three years to the end of December 2014.

Three restricted schemes the most likely to survive

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Three restricted medical schemes scored the highest on the Alexander Forbes Health Medical Schemes Sustainability Index.

‘Good hospital cover doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg’

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You don’t have to belong to the most expensive medical scheme option to receive the richest hospital benefits, Hloni Mphahlele, a consulting manager at Alexander ...

Davis homes in on offshore tax evasion

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Future income tax returns will ask you to declare if you have offshore trusts, or if you directly or indirectly control one, Judge Dennis Davis says.

Best of both worlds

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Property investments combine the ambitions of income funds and equity funds. The Catalyst Global Real Estate PSG Feeder Fund is a top performer in this field.

The only way to true wealth

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July is National Savings Month, the month in which the problems of South Africa’s massive savings crisis are highlighted.

ClucasGray Future Titans Prescient Fund

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Although unconstrained in the asset classes it may invest in, the ClucasGray Future Titans Prescient Fund’s primary focus is carefully selected small- and medium-cap ...

Disconnect between prices and growth

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Research shows that returns from financial markets do not always follow good economic growth

Buying into the boutiques

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Interview with Tavonga Chivizhe, who manages the Momentum Best Blend Specialist Equity Fund

Huge changes facing financial services

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Over the next two years, you will see fundamental changes in the financial services sector, Jonathan Dixon, deputy executive in charge of insurance at the Financial ...