The first issue of INVESTSA will be available in July 2010. The magazine will initially be housed within RISKSA, the leading intermediary publication in South Africa. RISKSA reaches over 7000 of the country’s top brokerages and is read by over 20 000 intermediaries every month, a significant percentage of whom offer financial planning services to their clients. In addition, INVESTSA has also added several hundred of the top financial planners to this readership base, which will ensure that it is the key broker communication channel for the financial services industry.

The magazine has assembled a strong editorial team, headed up by Editor-at-large, Shaun Harris, a renowned financial journalist with extensive experience on the some of the country’s biggest business publications, including Finweek, Financial Mail and Sunday Times.

“Our team has a proven track record of delivering high quality and no holds barred editorial content,” says Mark. “These are essential elements in consistently providing the latest investment industry news and analysis, in a manner relevant for today’s financial planner.”

Mark says the need for well-educated financial planners has never been greater, given the poor levels of savings in South Africa. “It is up to financial planners to bridge this gap by educating people, so it is crucial that they can access a source of relevant and credible investment information.

“We believe INVESTSA is a natural fit with RISKSA, which has made significant strides in educating and up-skilling members of the financial intermediary industry over the years. We see INVESTSA making a similar impact in the financial planning and investment space.” ”