parkrun and Discovery Vitality hits record numbers
parkrun in South Africa has reached world record participation numbers after 1 803 runners took part in the Modderfontein Reserve parkrun this past Saturday as part of World Move for Health Day.
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Learning from elite advisors
The financial planning business is not about sales, but about trust, said Barry O’Mahoney on Thursday, founder of Veritas Wealth and current Financial Planner of the Year.
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Develop social skills to win business
Financial planners need to develop social as well as business relationships if they hope to win affluent clients, Oechsli Institute president Matt Oechsli told delegates to Discovery’s Financial Planning Summit on Thursday in Sandton. His institute researches both affluent clients and financial planners and offers coaching for financial planners.
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An efficient South Africa is capable of five percent per annum growth - Goldman Sachs
Colin Coleman, Head of Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division for Sub-Saharan Africa speaking at the Discovery Financial Planning Summit,
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Maintaining a personal brand can set financial advisors apart in their industry
Maintaining your personal brand can set you apart in your industry and gain credibility and trust, according to financial advisor WJ Rossi, a partner and brand architect at Koss Olinger, a financial planning and wealth management services firm. Rossi was speaking at the Discovery Financial Planning Summit on Thursday 15 May 2014
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Improved customer service and fair advisor remuneration will be key features of new financial services landscape – Financial Services Board
Speaking at the Discovery Financial Planning Summit Jonathan Dixon, Deputy Executive Officer of the Financial Services Board’s Insurance Division remarked: “We are seeing rapid change in regulation, driven by international developments and lessons learned from the global financial crisis.”
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Succession planning is crucial for success
Businesses and financial advisors should both plan with the end in mind, said Tom Deans, president of Détente Financial Corporation in Canada. Deans was speaking at the Discovery Financial Planning Summit in Sandton on Thursday 15 May 2014.
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Adrian Gore's remarks at the Discovery Financial Planning Summit
Discovery CEO Adrian Gore opens the first Discovery Financial Planning Summit - “Without great financial planning, without great financial planners and without brilliant financial advice, people will fail in their financial affairs in in their financial affairs in retirement” .
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Colin Coleman to join speaker line-up at the Discovery Financial Planning Summit
Discovery will host its first Financial Planning Summit on 15 May at the Sandton Convention Centre. The Discovery Financial Planning Summit follows on the highly successful 2014 Discovery Leadership Summit, held earlier this year. T
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Discovery Health launches the Discovery Excellence Awards for Nurses
Today, Discovery Health launched the inaugural Discovery Excellence Awards for Nurses, which will see more than 40 nurses being recognised during the first round of quarterly awards.
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Join in the parkrun fun at the Modderfontein Reserve
Parkrun and Discovery Vitality invite all runners and walkers to celebrate World Move for Health Day this Saturday 10 May, 2014. Parkrun and Discovery Vitality will be celebrating the day with a special edition parkrun at Modderfontein Reserve. The run starts at 8am and all runners and walkers are encouraged to wear orange, the colour of Vitality to this event.
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Is your company among South Africa’s healthiest?
Entries for the third edition of the Discovery Healthy Company Index will open on 02 May 2014. This, a day after Workers Day, is an opportunity for all South African companies to participate in a survey which looks at the health status of employees and provides valuable insight into how employers can improve health and wellbeing in the workplace.
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