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Tax implications when investing on behalf of children
South Africans need to be aware of the tax implications of investing money on behalf of their children... read


Insurance & Actuarial
The future of short-term insurance

Gideon Galloway

If clients are at the centre of our businesses, we have to adapt to their shopping preferences. If they want to shop online, then we have at least to meet them half way by creating the necessary channels and platforms for them to evaluate their options properly... read
Financial Services
Mastercard Foundation and partners launch i2i data facility
The MasterCard Foundation, FinMark Trust and Cenfri have partnered to launch and support a data facility designed to help people living in poverty to get access to secure, affordable and convenient financial services... read
Kaspersky Lab: avoiding online fraud at all costs
According to Kaspersky Lab's latest report 60% of businesses admitted experiencing at least one IT security incident which can lead to or may be related to financial fraud... read
Five middle-market companies helping SA SMBs

Issued by Monetary Library

No matter what type of business opportunity or help in South Africa that you're looking for, the following are five middle-market companies that are regularly helping South African SMBs get the footing or assistance they need to find success... read
Markets & Investment
Instinct is about contextualising good data

Richard Bezuidenhout

Good leaders act intuitively based on their prior experience, insight and ability to read a market such as knowing when to do introduce a new product, make an acquisition, how to go after clients, what success will be, and which failures to avoid... read
Working for Africa

Nicci Botha

The third and final day of the EMRC Africa Finance and Investment Forum (AFIF) saw presentations on agricultural investment opportunities on the continent as a whole... read
Financing infrastructure, energy projects

Nicci Botha

Without a solid infrastructure or a stable energy supply, sustainable development and economic growth in any context is virtually an impossible dream... read
Long-term investments still sound
News headlines all over the world paint a less than positive global economic picture and South Africa's economic outlook has been sobering this year... read
Taxation & Regulation
Zuma: Climate finance must be scaled up
President Jacob Zuma says climate finance must be scaled up significantly beyond the $100bn mark for the post-2020 period... read
Consumers urged to support green car initiative
South African consumers have the power to substantially reduce their carbon footprints by making choices such as buying 'green' rather than 'brown' vehicles... read
The tax effects of receiving distributions from a foreign trust

Glen Bresler, Issued by Meredith Harington

Certain South African tax residents are beneficiaries of trusts that are constituted and operated off-shore. When the South African taxpayer receives a distribution or award from this foreign trust, there are a number of important matters to consider in order to correctly disclose this receipt in your local tax return... read
Venture Capital
Opening the doors to finance for SMEs

Nicci Botha

On a continent where traditional jobs are scarce, building a strong base of entrepreneurs and small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) seems like the logical solution. But lack of access to finance remains a primary reason why these enterprises don't succeed... read
Business
Steps to create and maintain a great company culture

John Sanei

The internet has created two clear pockets of people: the hyper-informed consumer and the hyper-sensitive staff member... read
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Deputy Director - Student Fees and Debtors - Western Cape
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced deputy director: student fees and debtors (Ref. FIN/386/1115). Applications close: 3 December 2015 Read more >>




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