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SA banks easing up on their bond loan criteria
Reports from various sources indicating that South African banks are easing up on their bond loan criteria have been confirmed by Mike van Alphen, National Manager of Rawson Finance... read more>>



Finance
5 signs that it's time to automate your payroll

Sandra Swanepoel

With human resources and payroll departments under more pressure than ever before, a modern automated payroll solution is essential for any business... read more>>
'Back of the card' puts mobile security front of mind

Leigh Andrews

Fears of 'card not present' fraud (hello, online and mobile shopping) may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to Gemalto's dynamic CVV code display... read more>>
Actuarial & Insurance
Interruption insurance cannot shoulder risks of load shedding
Business interruption insurance is not a solution for load shedding risks and 90% of business interruption insurance claims related to load shedding will not be paid out... read more>>
Accounting & Auditing
CIMA's Code of Ethics updated and relaunched
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has updated and relaunched its Code of Ethics to guide its 227,000 members and students around the world... read more>>
CGMA to sponsor Africa Congress of Accountants 2015
The CGMA is a Gold sponsor of the Africa Congress of Accountants (ACOA) 2015, to be held at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre in Pailles Mauritius from 12-14 May 2015... read more>>
Banking
FNB interest rates remain unchanged
Following the decision by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to leave interest rates unchanged until the next Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in May, First National Bank (FNB) will maintain its prime lending rate at 9.25%... read more>>
Retail banking's future landscape

François Chaffard

Though 2014 was an interesting year for the retail banking industry, it is clear that there are changes that are more interesting afoot in 2015... read more>>
African Central Bank governors to meet in Addis Ababa
The second Caucus of African Central Bank governors will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 29 March at the UN Conference Centre... read more>>
Banking & Finance
Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged
The Reserve Bank has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.75% per annum... read more>>
Education & Training
KPMG hosts higher education conference
"The number of institutions that have recently been placed under administration is an indication of the leadership and governance challenges" we face as a country, as stated in Chapter 9 of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 for South Africa... read more>>
Financial Services
Finding the right recruit

Rikus Visser, Issued by Meredith Harington

One thing is certain: the cost of hiring the wrong employee is substantially greater than the cost of following a decent recruiting process. Here are some basic (but often forgotten) tips in finding the right recruit... read more>>
Markets & Investment
Conference will focus on financing Africa's power projects
Africa will require an investment of $42bn a year to meet the continent's energy demand by 2040 which includes a private sector financing increase of up to ten times the current levels. In order to achieve this governments and business must work together and fresh approaches will be vital... read more>>
Basil Read FY net loss R820.9m vs R281.5m profit
Struggling construction group Basil Read swung to a full-year loss‚ hit in part by loss-making contracts... read more>>
The Annual Frontier & Emerging Markets Forum

Issued by Frontier Advisory

15 April 2015, IDC, Sandton

Join the Annual Frontier & Emerging Markets Forum as they discuss the outlook for Frontier & Emerging Markets for this year and beyond... read more>>
Liberty's 2014 pay-out largest in company's history
Liberty's claims pay-out of R3bn for individual risk cover solutions during the 2014 financial year is the largest pay-out in the company's history since first publishing its claims statistics in 2006... read more>>
Anchor distances itself from Clarus 'Ponzi' scheme
Financial services company Anchor Group moved quickly on Monday, 23 March, to distance itself from allegations placing asset manager Clarus Capital at the centre of a Ponzi scheme based in Mauritius... read more>>
Investment in commercial sector takes a knock
The latest research from Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) SA shows commercial property investment activity in SA slowed down last year, with the overriding contributing factor being the low supply of investment properties... read more>>
IRESS launches trade messaging hub
IRESS, a supplier of financial markets, wealth and mortgage management systems, has launched SmartHub, a trade messaging hub designed to connect financial market participants locally and across the globe, covering FIX and other trading communities... read more>>
Cut in tax relief a catalyst for UK pensioners to move funds offshore
The announcement by the United Kingdom's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, that the amount individuals can save tax-free into pensions has been slashed from £1.25m down to £1m, may be bad news for UK pensioners who keep their pensions in the UK... read more>>
Taxation & Regulation
Government appears to be listening; SMEs encouraged to keep engaging with the State in 2015
The 2015 Budget revealed a serious commitment from the state to growing small businesses - in this climate of constructive reform; SAICA's second SME survey could encourage the Department for Small Business Development (DSBD) to institute even more effective changes... read more>>
SARS clamps down on share buy backs

Mareli Treurnicht

In practice taxpayers often enter into arrangements in terms of which a company buys back its own shares held by certain shareholders, and immediately thereafter issues new shares to new shareholders... read more>>
Government news
Zuma: The need for black industrialists not racist
The need for black industrialists in the economy is not aimed at creating racism but rather at ridding the country of it, says Jacob Zuma... read more>>
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