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| Alan Hirsch and Brian Levy Unless SA's persistent inequality is addressed, the country risks sliding into an accelerating downward spiral of rent seeking, cronyism and corruption... read more>> |
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| Although the SA Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept interest rates unchanged, the country must prepare itself for a resumption in the rate hiking cycle... read more>> |
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| Bertus Visser Liability insurance covers a business against a range of liabilities such as commercial crime, professional indemnity and liability to a third party for injury or property damage... read more>> |
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| Antonia Scholtz, Issued by CoreXalance Creditors may assume that taking one or other form of security from a debtor will ensure that they will incur no bad debt. It creates a soft and fluffy pillow to land on when the economical whirl wind hits, but how secure is your security?... read more>> |
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| VAS Africa spoke to Yolande Steyn to hear her thoughts on the mobile money and digital payments sector... read more>> |
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| Stan du Plessis When the Bank of England's former governor, Mervyn King, was relatively new at the British central bank, he asked the legendary Paul Volcker for advice on how to be a central banker... read more>> |
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| Graham Paulsen You've just finished your articles, exams are a thing of the past, and you can finally start your professional career... read more>> |
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| Quintis Venter With the global threat to online security seemingly at an all-time high, the threat to the financial services industry stems from technological deficiencies as a natural consequence of internal resistance to change... read more>> |
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| Brigit Rubinstein In the past, our courts have called payment guarantees issued by banks in commercial deals 'the life blood of commerce' which should not lightly be subjected to judicial interference... read more>> |
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| A free wi-fi project that has successfully taken root in Tshwane could set the pattern for social impact bonds in South Africa... read more>> |
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| It seems that the run in property stocks is being supported by an influx of foreign yield chasers and index tracker funds. The sector has notched up a 38% total return over the past 12 months, despite recent volatility. That compares to the JSE all share index's 18% total return over the same period... read more>> |
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| Africa's overall economy should advance in 2015, expanding by 4.5%, showing resilience despite weak commodity prices and the devastating Ebola epidemic, an annual report published on Monday, 25 May, said... read more>> |
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| Developer confidence remains high in Johannesburg and a longer-term outlook is more encouraging for investors. This is according to an analysis of the Johannesburg retail property market... read more>> |
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| The 2015 Investor Intentions Survey from CBRE Global revealed a 10% increase in cross-regional acquisitions since 2014 and that 53% of global investors plan to increase their investment purchases this year... read more>> |
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| Ilsa Groenewald The 2014/2015 tax filing season is about to start and it's important that all personal income tax returns are completed accurately and timeously... read more>> |
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| Multinational companies that supply content via online streaming or subscription services to the South African market do not have to comply with the same tax rules as their local counterparts... read more>> |
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| Mareli Treurnicht and Heinrich Louw With effect from 1 January 2012, the South African government introduced s6quin of the Income Tax Act, No 58 of 1962, which provides for a rebate in respect of foreign taxes paid by a South African resident for services rendered within South Africa... read more>> |
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| Stephen Onyeiwu The Nigerian economy grew at an average of 6.8% a year over the past decade, placing it among the fastest growing countries globally. But only about 25% of Nigerians have benefited from this growth... read more>> |
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| The intolerance of foreign nationals threatens the prospects of South Africa's economy, says Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel... read more>> |
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| Philip Gregory talks about the workplace of the future, how it will impact on the workforce and how businesses can navigate the tension between employee demands and the needs of the corporation... read more>> |
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