The Southern African Financial Services Journal 2008

Welcome to the Southern African Financial Services Journal. We are proud to introduce the tenth edition of the journal with, relevant, thought-provoking articles on issues in the financial services sector. This issue builds on previous editions and is devoted to providing insights into strategic, operational and technical issues facing the financial services industry.
Our financial services industry practice identifies market developments, assesses key changes in the market and presents insights into industry issues. We focus on topics we believe are of importance to our readers and communicate these to the industry through our journal, insurance clubs and workshops during the year. This year’s journal covers a number of topical issues and developments.

Topics covered in this issue:

  • Macroeconomic overview
  • Hedge funds – Unveiling the mystery.
  • Establishing fair values in volatile and illiquid markets
  • Proposed amendments to the Insurance Acts
  • From pillars to goal posts – Solvency II becomes relevant to South African long-term insurers
  • Retirement fund reform – The dawn of a new area
  • Less can be more with combined assurance