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 | The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) is saddened by the untimely passing of Professor Russel Botman, the rector and vice-chancellor of the University of Stellenbosch, stating that the chartered accountancy profession and South Africa as a nation, has lost an illustrious leader and transformation icon. Read more >>
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 | JOHANNESBURG: Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says the credibility of economic forecasts is very important as the National Treasury considers them during the budgeting process. Read more >>
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 | The Durban Chamber of Commerce & Industry's (DCCI's) CEO, Andrew Layman, and Garlicke & Bousfield's CEO, Brian Jennings, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate joint efforts to encourage international business activity in Durban recently. Read more >>
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 | Phakamisa Ndzamela The Treasury and the Financial Services Board (FSB) have called for more responsible and transparent pricing on consumer credit insurance, and may introduce new regulations for retailers offering credit or businesses providing unsecured loans. Read more >>
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 | Gillian Jones Insurance company MMI Holdings had overhauled its business structure to help change it from a product-driven organisation to one more responsive to client needs, Chief Executive Nicolaas Kruger said. Read more >>
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 | Over the past five years, Bitcoin has grown from an experiment in digital cash to a vibrant, global economy supporting multimillion dollar companies with a market cap of $10bn. Read more >>
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 | Mercantile Bank has announced plans to expand its rental finance business to R1bn in the next three years, following the acquisition of a 75% stake in Custom Capital in 2011, which will now be a subsidiary of the bank known as Mercantile Rental Finance. Read more >>
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 | Ernest Mabuza Former Vodacom Chief Executive Alan Knott-Craig's claim to have invented the "Please Call Me" product while chatting to a colleague at work was deemed implausible... Read more >>
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 | Issued by Foshizi Banks and retailers may be ignoring the informal sector to their detriment. This is according to Lebo Motshegoa, MD of Foshizi... Read more >>
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 | The annual conference of the Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA) will this year be held from 17-19 August at the Durban International Convention Centre. Read more >>
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 | Whatever the nature of its business, or the sector in which it operates, when it comes to saving a company from financial collapse, timing is everything. Read more >>
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 | The Bayelsa State Government of Nigeria is ready to host its maiden investment and economic forum from 16-18 July with the theme 'Unlocking Bayelsa State's Economic Potentials'. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley Aveng fsays it expects headline earnings per share and adjusted earnings per share - excluding the impairment of goodwill - for the year to June to be about 10% lower than last year. Read more >>
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 | Mark Allix Grohe‚ said to be Europe's largest single-brand manufacturer and supplier of sanitary fittings‚ will buy 51% of JSE-listed building materials and fixtures group Distribution and Warehousing Network's (Dawn) Watertech subsidiary for R880m in cash. Read more >>
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 | Andrew Newell Most investors want not only high equity returns, but returns that are even better than the market itself. This points them to the practice of active management. It also means that investors have to have a better understanding of the various sources of returns in the market. Read more >>
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 | Luigi Marinus The South African economy is under strain: After growing by just 1.9% in 2013, it proceeded to shrink in the first quarter of 2014. Expectations are that the economy will grow by only 2% this year - and that's if we're lucky. Read more >>
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 | At present, the South African investor outlook is fraught with uncertainty. Read more >>
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 | New vehicle sales slipped for the sixth consecutive month in June as the tough economic environment cut into consumer spending. Read more >>
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 | In the single largest bond issue in Zambia issued by a corporate entity, Bayport Financial Services in Zambia has successfully raised ZMK171m in floating rate notes from the domestic capital markets. Read more >>
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 | PRETORIA: Trade and Industry Minister, Rob Davies, has approved the newly revised guidelines for the Automotive Investment Scheme (AIS) as well as the People-carrier Automotive Investment Scheme (P-AIS). Read more >>
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 | Graham Turnbull This is the third in a series of Q&As aimed at providing guidance to you in your personal finance issues. Read more >>
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 | It is costing taxpayers an average of R84m a month to keep the Gautrain running. Read more >>
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 | PRETORIA: The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has so far received more than 50,000 returns, as tax season officially got off the ground on Tuesday, 1 July 2014. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK CITY, US: The 2014 Midas Awards honouring the World's Best Financial Advertising is now open for entries. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Twitter announced it will buy mobile advertising firm Tap Commerce to bolster money-making tools at the popular one-to-many messaging service. Read more >>
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 | Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is committed to closing the net on tax dodgers, but labour unrest and slow economic growth were obstacles. Read more >>
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