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SA ready to host World Economic Forum
President Jacob Zuma says he is pleased and honoured that South Africa is hosting the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEF) this week in Cape Town... read more>>

Winners announced in Financial Mail Top Analyst Awards

UBS South Africa walked away with the Top Performing Firm Award at the annual Financial Mail Top Analyst Awards 2015 held at Inanda Club in Sandton on Wednesday, 27 May...

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Malema wins tax battle

The South African tax department on Monday, 1 June, withdrew its legal case against high-profile politician Julius Malema, allowing the vocal government critic to keep his seat in parliament...

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Nigeria's Akinwumi Adesina voted new Africa bank chief

Nigeria's outgoing agriculture minister Akinwumi Adesina won the vote Thursday, 28 May, to become the new president of the African Development Bank, official results showed...

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Finance
Missing middle of SA's economic ladder threatens stability

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>>
SARB prepares consumers for resumption in rate hiking cycle
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>>
Actuarial & Insurance
The ins and outs of liability insurance

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>>
Accounting & Auditing
How secure is your security?

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>>
Banking
"The potential for digital services in Africa is still largely untapped" - Yolande Steyn
VAS Africa spoke to Yolande Steyn to hear her thoughts on the mobile money and digital payments sector... read more>>
Clearing up the mystique of central banking

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>>
Education & Training
The road ahead after completing articles

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>>
Financial Services
Embedding security practices requires drastic change in transparency

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>>
Payment guarantees the life blood of commerce

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>>
Markets & Investment
Tshwane free wi-fi project provides model for social impact bond
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>>
Foreign investors support listed property rally
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>>
African economy to strengthen in 2015 despite Ebola, oil price drop
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>>
Long-term development outlook encouraging for investors
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>>
Investors in position to increase acquisition
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>>
Taxation & Regulation
Importance of accurate income tax returns

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>>
Online streaming services need to pay tax
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>>
Possible removal of rebate evokes criticism

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>>
Africa
Nigeria's new president faces uphill task of making economic growth benefit all

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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Government news
SA's economy linked to Africa
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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Business
The workplace of the future
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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