May 2019 The JSE performance continues to be uninspiring – over the longer term and recently – with negative returns over the short term. With the exception of Ghana and Nigeria , all other African markets considered experienced negative real Read more…
IFRS 17 Senior actuarial consultant Johannesburg Office QED is expanding its IFRS 17 team, and we are offering a role for a nearly qualified or qualified life actuary who has strong technical abilities and valuation experience across all main types Read more…
April 2019 The JSE continues to rebound from its previous low with good real returns over the last month. The volatility index has also continued its decline over the same period. All other African markets considered experienced negative nominal returns Read more…
March 2019 The JSE has had its best quarter in over a decade . The South African equity markets rose by 7.1% over the first quarter. Emerging markets show a similar trend apart from Nigeria, Mauritius and Ghana. Over the Read more…
February 2019 We’re pleased to announce the addition of Ghanaian indicators to the dashboard this month. Like the other African countries considered, the Ghanaian equity market has performed rather poorly over the last 5-years, showing negative real returns over all Read more…
January 2019 The South African equity market has rebounded slightly over the last month although it lagged the World and Emerging Market Indices. Volatility also reduced slightly. Over the last month real equity returns are positive for all the markets Read more…
Employee Benefits Actuarial Consultant Johannesburg Office The General Insurance consulting team is expanding, and we are offering roles at various levels of development and seniority. The team assists clients in 17 countries across Africa on a range of projects varying Read more…
December 2018 Whilst the South African equity market has rebounded slightly over the last month, overall returns over the year was poor. Equities returned poorly for all the markets considered – with only Mauritius showing positive nominal returns in local Read more…
November 2018 Over the past month: South Africa ,Nigeria and Mauritius had negative real returns whilst Kenya and Zambia show positive returns in local currency terms; The South African bond market has outperformed its equity market by 7.2%; and, The Read more…
Life Insurance Actuarial Analyst Johannesburg Office The Life Insurance consulting team is expanding, and we are offering roles at various levels of development and seniority. QED is expanding and has a role for an actuarial consultant who enjoys modelling and Read more…