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 | The recently launched Samsung S5, as well as the Apple iPhone 5S, both feature the new biometric fingerprint authentication technology which the manufacturers have added to the models. Read more >>
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 | The Financial Planning Institute (FPI) has welcomed the announcement by the Financial Planning Standards Board's (FPSB) that Gerhardt Meyer has been appointed as the chairperson of the FPSB's Regulations Advisory Panel. Read more >>
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 | Evan Pickworth The Insurance Laws Amendment Bill‚ which was tabled nearly a year ago but has never been passed‚ was effectively binned by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan‚ who aims to include important changes to the insurance sector in new "twin peaks" legislation. Read more >>
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 | Standard Bank's 1,500 commercial banking clients, which account for about R1bn of Standard Bank's headline earnings, typically have an annual turnover of between R300m and R1.2bn, making them a critical part of South Africa's economy. Read more >>
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 | South Africa's largest unsecured lender African Bank Investments Limited (Abil) said it expected to report a headline loss of between R3.1bn and R3.3bn in the six months to the end of March and had decided not to declare an interim dividend for the period. Read more >>
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 | Pascale Butcher, Issued by Meredith Harington Have you ever walked through a mall or down the street and been confronted with a new product that is exactly the same as yours and you had that "oh no, not another one" feeling? Read more >>
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 | Customer adoption is the single biggest inhibitor of the widespread growth of mobile financial services, especially in rural communities, and will be discussed in depth during an expert panel discussion at the sixth annual Mobile Money & Digital Payments Africa, which is to take place in Johannesburg from 21-22 May 2014. Read more >>
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 | Ryno van Niekerk It is general practice for financial institutions, when credit or financing is granted to a business entity such as a private company or closed corporation, that the business owner(s) sign security for the debt incurred. It is important to realise that the same principles will apply to the trustees of a trust, when the trust similarly incurs debt through a financial institution. Read more >>
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 | Bonatla Property Holdings has announced that it has bought 75.1% stake in Namavect Proprietary in a share-swap deal that will enable the company to participate in the development of a Kimberley diamond and jewellery hub in partnership with the Northern Cape government. Read more >>
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 | Participants in EMRC's Africa Finance & Investment Forum 2014 (AFIF 2014) who have a project which promotes a sustainable and innovative business approach based in sub-Saharan Africa, are invited to enter for the EMRC Project Incubator Award worth $15,000. Read more >>
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 | Alistair Anderson Investors have continued to pump money into JSE-and London Stock Exchange-listed Capital & Counties (Capco‚) this year‚ as they look to gain exposure to prime London property. Read more >>
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 | New vehicles in South Africa took a hefty knock last month because of difficult conditions in South Africa's economic environment and the high number of public holidays. Read more >>
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 | British American Tobacco (BAT) reported that at the current rates of exchange revenue for the first quarter of this year was down 12%. Revenue at constant rates of exchange grew by 2%. Read more >>
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 | Property group Redefine International has made an offer to shareholders to receive a cash or scrip dividend. Read more >>
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 | The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) recently hosted the first Chief Experience Officer (CXO) African Convention in Johannesburg. Read more >>
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 | Despite huge returns not being expected from equities over the next five years, they should remain the preferred asset class of investors over the longer term, says Alwyn van der Merwe, director of investments at Sanlam Private Investments (SPI). Read more >>
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 | Sue Blaine The Treasury has released a discussion paper on carbon offsetting for public comment as it prepares for the introduction of a carbon tax in 2016. Read more >>
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 | South African employers are now required to reconcile and submit PAYE, UIF and SDL contributions for the period 1 March 2013 to 28 February 2014. They need to submit accurate and complete employee tax certificates and a reconciliation of contributions for the year. Read more >>
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 | PRETORIA: The National Treasury has published a paper for public comment outlining proposals for a carbon offset scheme that will enable businesses to lower their carbon tax liability and make investments that will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Read more >>
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 | OTTAWA, CANADA: Smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry has sold most of its Canadian properties to San Francisco-based real estate investment firm Spear Street, for Can$305m (US$278m). Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Too much Netflix and on-demand video content has the US capital's last movie rental store calling it quits. Read more >>
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 | SAN JOSE, USA: - Apple and Samsung made their final pitches to jurors earlier this week in a big-money smartphone patent trial playing out in the heart of Silicon Valley. Read more >>
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: French telecommunications operator Orange, with 239m customers across several countries, said it had slowed a fall of sales in the first quarter and increased its operating margins. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Online company eBay agreed to pay US$3.75m to settle allegations it colluded with other Silicon Valley technology firms not to "poach" each other's employees, officials said on Thursday, 1 May. Read more >>
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