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#DesignMonth: A virtual solution for financial inclusion
[Lauren Hartzenberg] The mobile payment space is an exciting one right now; and with on-demand services like UBER... read


Insurance & Actuarial
Call to enter pan-African reinsurance Journalism Awards
Journalists from across Africa have until 29 February 2016 to submit their entries for the inaugural pan-African reinsurance Journalism Awards... read
Banking
Here are your banking fees for 2016

Quinton Bronkhorst

From January, new banking fees have kicked in at three of five of South Africa's major banks. Detailed in the tables below are a selection of key transaction fees... read
Standard Bank honoured for overcoming risks
Standard Bank said it had won the Risk Emerging Markets Dealer of the Year award for 2016. Officials said this followed a strong performance by its team... read
Financial Services
Tax free savings account or RA - know the difference
There seems to be some confusion about the difference between a tax free savings account (TFSA) and a retirement annuity (RA). Both interest tax and capital gains tax... read
Fintech
SA Bitcoin adoption poised to go mainstream
Amid the current global economic turmoil the largely misunderstood and somewhat maligned cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has come into the spotlight as a realistic foil... read
Markets & Investment
Retail World Africa 2016 - How to keep up with consumer demand

Issued by Terrapinn

Our world is ever evolving, consumer demand increase and retailers should keep transforming to keep up. Retail World Africa 2016 is the event where the innovation and strategy... read
Investment risks you should be aware of

John Kennedy

When making investments, there are four key risks - irrespective of an investor's age - to understand and be aware of which if managed correctly should help you to avoid... read
Taxation & Regulation
New rules standardise treatment of retirement vehicles

Preenay Sathu

Government is moving to level the playing fields when it comes to retirement savings. The new Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2015, which comes into effect on 1 March... read
Business
Revealed: the big CFO miscalculation

Auguste Coetzer

Chief financial officers are not generally known for making miscalculations, but they are currently in danger of making a big one... with huge ramifications for their future prospects... read
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