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Tarryn Atkinson, Saica chairperson: employees tax and expatriate sub-committees.
Twin tax bills and their impact on other Acts
[Tarryn Atkinson] There are several amendments in the new tax bills that will impact on other labour-related legislation... read
Meet the CFO of tomorrow
Meet the CFO of tomorrow
[Derek Bose] As enterprises attempt to navigate these turbulent times, they are increasingly turning to an unexpected source - their CFO... read
Accounting & Auditing
South African executives asked for input into new business models research
South African executives asked for input into new business models research

Issued by CIMA

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants is inviting business leaders, finance executives and academics across the region to share their thoughts and give feedback as part of its project to clarify the concept of business models... read
Announcement of the Association's new Africa Regional Board
Announcement of the Association's new Africa Regional Board

Issued by CIMA

Following a call for nominations and elections for the first Africa Regional Board under the Association, Badibanga Promesse, Regional Vice-President, has announced that the following people have accepted their election... read
Banking
Five reasons why the bank turned you down for a small business loan
Five reasons why the bank turned you down for a small business loan

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

A healthy supply of working capital is essential for business growth. Unfortunately, even profitable businesses sometimes get turned down for business loans... read
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Moody's hands Barclays Africa a foreign-currency junk rating

Hanna Ziady

Moody's said that it had assigned a first-time rating to Barclays Africa Group's long-term and short-term foreign currency debt at one notch below investment grade... read
Education & Training
Call to enter the 2017 Tax Thesis Competition
Call to enter the 2017 Tax Thesis Competition
South African universities are invited to enter tax thesis/dissertations that have been submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for 2016/2017 Honours, Master's or Doctoral degrees into this year's Tax Thesis competition... read
Financial Services
African winners in mobile remittance awards
African winners in mobile remittance awards
Mahindra Comviva and Econet Wireless Zimbabwe win The RemTECH Award in the ‘Visionary Game Changer' category... read
Richard Rattue, managing director, Compli-Serve SA
Market conduct and treating the customer right

Richard Rattue

Market conduct regulations are coming to a place near you soon. Do you know how the changes could impact your advisory business? read
Fintech
Nefrids Africa wins Seedstars Tanzania round
Nefrids Africa wins Seedstars Tanzania round
Nefrids Africa has won the Tanzania round of Seedstars World and will represent Tanzania at the Seedstars Summit in Switzerland to compete for up to $1m in equity investments and other prizes... read
Two questions you must answer before you start social trading
Two questions you must answer before you start social trading

Issued by Monetary Library

A merger is going on between the world of social networks and the world of financial investments as a new vehicle for accessing the market emerges - social trading... read
#StartupStory: Abe AI
#StartupStory: Abe AI

Ilse van den Berg

We interview Rob Guilfoyle, founder of Abe AI which designs artificial intelligence solutions for the banking industry... read
Insurance & Actuarial
Andreas Berger, AGCS chief regions & markets officer; Delphine Traoré Maïdou, Allianz Africa COO; Oliver Bäte and Coenraad Vrolijk Allianz Africa CEO.
African insurance market ripe for digitalisation
Insurance customers have new expectations, thanks to digitalisation. read
Pre-NHI forum to take on medical aid graft
Pre-NHI forum to take on medical aid graft
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has partnered with the private healthcare industry to create a forum to help prevent corruption for NHI... read
Markets & Investment
Is Bitcoin the new nugget of gold in South Africa?
Is Bitcoin the new nugget of gold in South Africa?

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

For decades, gold has been considered a safe-haven investment for South Africans. However, investors are now looking towards innovative solutions for the new economy in the form of cryptocurrency... read
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Merged stock of Rockcastle and Nepi flat

Alistair Anderson

New Europe Property Investments (Nepi) and Rockcastle Global Real Estate have merged to become the largest property stock on the JSE with a market capitalisation of R95bn, but new investors have not yet embraced the stock... read
StokvelEx encourages stokvels to develop a realistic savings plan this National Savings Month
StokvelEx encourages stokvels to develop a realistic savings plan this National Savings Month

Issued by Seven Colors Communications

In recognition of National Savings Month this July, StokvelEx, a brainchild of Seven Colors Communications, offers handy tips on and how stokvel groups can save money and invest it in viable investment entities... read
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IMF calls for Mozambique to come clean on debts
MAPUTO - Mozambique must fill in "critical information gaps" over $2bn of secret government loans, the International Monetary Fund said... read
Gordhan says not all doom and gloom for SA but state capture must be rooted out
Gordhan says not all doom and gloom for SA but state capture must be rooted out

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

As evidence of the extent of state capture mounts, former finance minister Pravin Gordhan has called on South African citizens to play an active role in the fight against corruption in all its forms... read
Taxation & Regulation
Tertius Troost, tax consultant at Mazars
Entrepreneurs could feel the pinch of new trust laws
Entrepreneurs advancing interest-free funds to a company, held by a trust of which he/she is a beneficiary, will be affected by the tax law changes... read
FMF questions NHI financing model
FMF questions NHI financing model
The latest iteration of the NHI is no closer to defining what the scheme will cost ... read
Kemp Munnik
What the new bills mean to corporate taxpayers

Kemp Munnik

Two pieces of tax legislation have been published and are currently open for public comment before the final legislation is passed by parliament... read
Business
The pros and cons of discounting for small businesses
The pros and cons of discounting for small businesses

Viresh Harduth

As a small business owner, you've probably offered discounts to your customers or have considered doing so. It's a bit of a catch 22... read
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