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| The latest FNB Estate Agent Survey has shown an improvement in agent perceptions of home maintenance and upgrades... read more>> |
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| Mei-Chi Liou and Daphne Botha The function of an asset manager is typically defined as that of handling the administrative, financial, capital, and operational aspects of any assigned portfolio... read more>> |
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| According to recent statistics, South Africa currently has 19 million credit-active consumers, of which 50% are three months in arrears on their payments, compared to 20% in 2012. What's more alarming is that 11 million of these consumers are described as over-indebted... read more>> |
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| Questions around passenger liability have been raised when making use of Uber, the real-time cab sharing application and taxi service... read more>> |
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| Two young University of Johannesburg (UJ) academics have been named by SAICA as finalists for the Top 35 - under 35 Chartered Accountants Award.. read more>> |
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| Steven Cohen Over the past 20 years, we've seen the business software market evolve at a rapid speed, moving from basic DOS-based solutions with text-based interfaces to... read more>> |
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| Chris Tisdall July has been designated 'Savings Month' by the Savings Institute of South Africa. It is a good time to reflect on the choice we make between saving and spending... read more>> |
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| Ads24, a seller and marketer of South African newspapers to national advertisers and media agencies, discovered that banks are seen as inflexible, full of red tape and intimidating. read more>> |
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| Quintis Venter In an age in which technology has changed consumers' perceptions and consumption habits, the financial services industry has had to innovate rapidly in response to this new mindset... read more>> |
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| In the digital space there is a perception among consumers that the provision of certain electronic services is cheaper when purchased from foreign service providers... read more>> |
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| Bidvest Media, a division of Bidvest Group Limited (Bidvest), the international services, trading and distribution company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has expanded its media offering by purchasing a majority stake in Retroviral Digital Communications (Retroviral)... read more>> |
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| Issued by Financial Intermediaries Association Jay Ramsunder has been elected as President of the Financial Intermediaries Association, taking over the reins from Arnold van der Linde. Jay vacates the Vice-president position to Peter Olyott... read more>> |
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| Issued by Financial Intermediaries Association The Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa (FIA) has announced a mutual decision to integrate non-profit organisation in the funeral insurance sector, the Forum for Assistance Business, into the FIA structure... read more>> |
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| Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science In honour of Madiba's 97th birthday, the Gordon Institute of Business Science coaches and faculty members will be volunteering two hours of their time on 17 July at the Illovo campus... read more>> |
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| Social progress is becoming an increasingly important factor for investors when deciding whether or not to invest in a particular country... read more>> |
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| South African private equity recorded a cumulative annual growth rate of 20.5% - net of all fees and expenses - for the ten years to March 2015... read more>> |
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| Sanisha Packirisamy Real GDP growth in Greece averaged 4.1% per annum between 2000 and 2007, but plunged to an annual average decline of c.4.0% in the years following the global financial crisis... read more>> |
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| Saving towards a deposit on a new home is not only a good way to prove that you are ready to take on the additional costs of being a home owner... read more>> |
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| Along with several other South African property companies, Western Cape-based Tower Property Fund is branching out overseas, but analysts warn that these markets come with their own challenges... read more>> |
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| The Davis Tax Committee's (DTC) first interim report on South African VAT has been released for public comment... read more>> |
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| South African taxpayers who find tax returns daunting, or may require assistance in ensuring they comply with the law, should ensure that they only make use of registered tax practitioners. read more>> |
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| An increase in America's interest rates later this year can have a negative effect on the local economy... read more>> |
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| Bilal Bhamjee and Mareli Treurnicht The South African Revenue Service (SARS) published Binding Private Ruling No. 193 (BPR 193) on 15 June 2015, which deals with the repayment of a shareholder loan by way of set-off with an outstanding loan under a subscription agreement... read more>> |
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| Putting money on the table for pre-2020 climate adaptation projects in poor countries, may help unlock an ambitious global pact in December, a senior World Bank official said on Thursday, 9 July 2015... read more>> |
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| Pan-African premier solution for online and mobile payments, 3G Direct Pay Limited, has been certified as compliant with the security standards of the Global Payment Card Industry... read more>> |
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| Chris Brewer Last week I wrote about setting objectives, but we also have to consider the two integral parts that make the setting of objectives possible. And this, naturally, includes strategies and forecasting... read more>> |
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