Archive for Oct 2016
Appointment of First Female Group Director to the Carrick Board
Craig Featherby, Group CEO of Carrick, is pleased to announce the promotion of Samantha Taylor-Bowen to Director of Training and Development for the Carrick Group of companies, where she will sit on the Board of both the South African and International divisions. Sam is the first woman to be appointed to the Board, in an…
Read MoreInterview with Samantha Taylor-Bowen on her Appointment as Group Director
by Barbara Elion On Thursday last week, I sat down with Samantha Taylor-Bowen to discuss her recent promotion to the Carrick Board of Directors and about her life and business path that has led to her distinguished achievement in an environment largely dominated by men. In her new role as Group Director of Training and…
Read MoreMini Budget in Summary
On Wednesday South Africans held their breath in expectation as Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan delivered his medium-term budget policy statement – popularly known as the mini budget – in an atmosphere of unprecedented political turmoil. We all wondered if the minister – with his back against the economic wall and a politicised court case over…
Read MoreCarrick Wealth Wins at International Adviser Best Practice Adviser Awards 2016
Carrick Wealth is delighted to announce that we have won Best Practice Adviser Awards (2016) in the following two categories: Excellence in Business Transformation and Excellence in Investment Planning. The Best Practice Adviser Awards are held under the auspices of Old Mutual International in partnership with International Adviser, and are judged in six regions –…
Read MoreDiversify your investments against the impact of likely SA credit rating downgrade.
As the bad news on the political and economic front in South Africa continues to pile up, brace yourself for an ever more likely downgrade of SA’s sovereign rating to non-investment grade levels, or junk status, by ratings agencies. If you, as a high-net-worth investor, or even just as an ordinary individual invested in a…
Read MoreCarrick Wealth Botswana Is Open For Business
We are really excited to announce the opening of Carrick Wealth Botswana in Gaborone. Our teams have been working diligently to put the groundwork in place, and this first week in October we have been given the go-ahead to operate. This honour marks the opening of our sixth office within 24 months – and our…
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