Thanks to the rise of the Chartered Financial Analyst qualification there are now a million people in active investment management

The Efficient Group, home of economist Dawie Roodt, is one of those small caps that certainly adds some choice to the financial sector

There is often debate on whether it is better for a life office to own a bank or vice versa

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings is a good mix of businesses, and the underlying managers consider RMI to be a useful sounding board

Ashburton has some credible offerings in the alternative space, such as its structured products

MMI still has a health joint venture in India which has a million members so far. The aYo app-based JV with MTN could also bring new growth

Santam’s property insurance book has swung back to profit as it persuaded more of its clients not to resort to arson

Alexander Forbes has launched its own investment awards after many years of promising to do so

Tertiary education is no guarantee of wellness, as 44% of graduates are financially unwell

Mazi Macquarie is a full-service cash equity stockbroker competing with the multinationals

If few people in the insurance industry have heard of IToo, they will all know former Hollard CEO Paolo Cavalieri and former FD Rob Hallier

It makes sense to choose from outside the big three fund managers for the sake of diversification

Highly personalised service is available for investment planning and for life and disability cover, so why not for short-term insurance?

The downside of a unit trust portfolio is that it is tempting to track performance over short periods

Were it not for its small size and free float, Clientèle Life would be as lauded as other companies in the sector, like Discovery

Old Mutual sometimes seems like a sovereign state; it is so large it has more financial heft than many African countries