Now more than ever, the customer is king, and financial services organisations need to be able to cater to changing demand...
Harkrishan Singh 21 Apr 2021
Kennedy Bungane has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) and an executive director of Africa Bank. His appointment, effective 14 April 2021, follows approval from the Prudential Authority...
Although the topic of digital transformation has been discussed extensively over the past year, the fact is that it is a critical one that has a significant impact on almost all industries...
Greg Gatherer 14 Apr 2021
Thobile Tshabalala, head of Brand at Old Mutual is responsible for implementing the overall brand strategies and marketing-related plans to build and grow the Old Mutual brand...
Jessica Tennant 9 Apr 2021
The financial services landscape is changing quickly as banks face increasing competition from technology-based financial services...
Sarthak Rohal 31 Mar 2021
Non-life insurers will have to stay on their toes throughout 2021. Hard on the heels of the Covid-19 business interruption judgements that caught some insurers off guard in 2020...
With the eruption of the pandemic, the fault lines in our economic system have become all too apparent. A new collaborative model would need to be fostered between the public, private and civic sectors across Africa to deploy capital directly towards primary markets, thereby re-establishing the primary function of linking capital to means of production, labour and technology...
Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 1 Mar 2021
The financial services industry is no exception to the pandemic-driven need to transform to high-quality digital experiences to customers, employees, and partners almost overnight...
Brent Haumann 17 Feb 2021
Competing in the digital world has become paramount for large organisations. Companies are constantly seeking ways to remain relevant while still maintaining good business practices and their bottom line...
Michelle Slabbert 5 Feb 2021
Old Mutual has appointed Mortimer Harvey and Avatar to provide below-the-line services...
The South African financial services industry, and in particular the asset management sector, is not even close to being transformed enough to reflect the country's population...
Anthony Govender 8 Dec 2020
We explore the benefits of having access to a continuous flow of consumer data in a changed world...
Jenni Pennacchini, Issued by KLA 25 Nov 2020
While the maritime sector is beginning to reap the benefits of integrating smart solutions in its operations, there are barriers that it needs to overcome to ensure that it optimally leverages the adoption of technology...
Khaya Mbanga 12 Nov 2020
The year 2020 will go down as the time that changed peoples' way of life and their outlooks, and focused thoughts on personal welfare and financial survival...
Issued by TBWA 3 Nov 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has had far-reaching and irrevocable consequences for countless industries in South Africa. The financial services sector - and the way it is regulated - is no exception...
Caroline da Silva, Brandon Topham & Lyndwill Clarke 1 Oct 2020
National Treasury is soliciting public comments on the second draft of the Conduct of Financial Institutions (Cofi) Bill, which was published on Monday...
A voluntary organisation, the South African Association of Treasury Advisors (SAATA), was recently launched to represent both big and small treasury advisors...
From online shopping to financial transactions to e-learning - just about all aspects of life are feeling the march of technology advances...
Kobus Badenhorst, 31 Aug 2020
The Twin Peaks regulatory model (Twins Peaks) was implemented in April of 2018, fundamentally changing the South African financial regulatory system into two regulatory streams...
Kelello Nkadimeng 28 Aug 2020
Data protection and cybercrime are becoming more pressing issues for financial services companies to address from a legal perspective, as Covid-19 accelerates digital transformation...
Carla Collett et al. 7 Aug 2020
Ferdie Pieterse has been appointed as the new chief executive officer for Experian Africa, effective immediately...
As the South African economy flails under Covid-19 and a downgrade to junk status, The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica) talks to chartered accountants [CA(SA)] Ignatius Sehoole about the importance of ensuring we continue to bring top-quality CAs(SA) into the system...
Roberta Coci, Issued by SAICA 30 Jun 2020
In a severely depressed market, banks are retreating, traditional lending has all but dried up, and the the Sarb is cautioning against extraordinary shocks. Alternate finance may hold the key to keep the economy ticking over.
The more extreme the situation, the more likely it is to fast-track new developments, says Craig Duggan...
Covid-19 and 10 years of declining growth put the South African economy into freefall. Insurers are heading into an environment where consumers will be under tremendous financial pressure and questioning the value proposition of all their financial planning solutions...
The concept of open banking is forcing banks to rethink financial services as it's understood today. Realising that this is the new frontier, the FSCA is far advanced in its research into open banking...
Sindiswa Makhubalo 3 Jun 2020
Covid-19 is a black swan event disrupting social and business activities across the world with unknown consequences and duration...
Brands cut $50bn from global adspend in wake of Covid-19, according to Warc's new report; Global Advertising Trends: The impact of Covid-19 on ad investment...
Business leaders to debate challenges, opportunities and requirements of further relief efforts...
TLC Marketing Worldwide, a rewards-based company established in 1954, is premised on two core principles, namely that brands should add value rather than discounting and that added value should reward everyone...
Issued by TLC Marketing Worldwide 18 May 2020
Changes in the way customers expect to engage with the financial services sector and increasing pressure from regulators is compelling financial services companies to come up with innovative ways to manage their data...
Carla Collett 15 May 2020
Saica has secured funding from the Financial and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Fasset) to run its Thuthuka ITC Repeat Programme...
Issued by SAICA 16 Apr 2020
If your personal or business financial plan is in disarray as a result of SA's lockdown measures, this could be your solution....
Issued by Private Property South Africa 3 Apr 2020
The global Covid-19 pandemic has made its presence felt in South African retail and consumer-focused businesses...
Judith Mugeni from Ganizani Consulting shares her thoughts on the effect of the Covid-19/coronavirus outbreak on the sports and entertainment industry and how this affects sponsorship...
Judith Mugeni 13 Mar 2020
Hyper-automation is considered to be one of the most important trends in the ICT sector today...
Rousseau Kluever 5 Mar 2020
In 2020, many of the world's most influential business executives and policymakers are aware of blockchain's potential to turn the global economy around...
Ilija Acimovic 4 Mar 2020
The Alphabet and Facebook 'duopoly' is now worth more to advertisers than TV...
Economic growth is driven by a number of factors. These include foreign direct investment, national savings, household spending, fiscal and monetary policies...
Muazu Ibrahim 25 Feb 2020
Companies are increasingly softening to the ideas of remote working and flexitime as the understanding of the importance of employee wellness on productivity starts gaining ground...
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Global sports sponsorship market to record strongest growth in a decade, with spend reaching $48bn in 2020...
The realities of the negative impact of modern cyber threats arguably hit home for South Africans in 2019 - more than any other year...
Brian Pinnock 9 Jan 2020
Until recently, only larger retailers could sell consumers airtime, data and prepaid utility services digitally but now small business owners across South Africa have been empowered to start selling these products without any cash outlay...
We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2019 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices with the most views...