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 | PRETORIA: South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor designate Lesetja Kganyago has promised continuity at the central bank, saying he is honoured by his appointment. read more>> |
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 | Orico, the administration business of Indwe Broker Holdings, has been sold to Brolink, which has recently been acquired by short-term insurer, Santam. read more>> |
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 | Consumers with clear credit records stand a higher chance of successfully obtaining new vehicle finance. read more>> |
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 | South Africa's new immigration regulations should be restructured in order to avoid the adverse unintended consequences they could have on the economy. read more>> |
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 | Through the joint participation of Standard Bank, Nedbank, First Rand, Futuregrowth and Sanlam, Ascendis Health has successfully concluded a R1bn debt refinance and growth funding package. read more>> |
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 | Evan Pickworth South Africans without a pension or provident fund surprised industry analysts when two thirds said they liked the idea of being auto-enrolled into a pension fund. read more>> |
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 | Short-term insurer Santam has consolidated its administration businesses under the Brolink brand from 1 October, with Santam remaining uninvolved in operations in order to ensure independence and parity across insurers. read more>> |
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 | With sub-Saharan African economic growth outstripping most other regions - and some countries experiencing annual growth rates of 7% or more - both the big business and SME sectors will fuel growing demand for auditing, integrated reporting, and other professional financial services provided by the profession. read more>> |
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 | While South Africa's financial advisers would like government to reach its retirement reform objectives with as little regulatory intervention as possible, there were certain structural inefficiencies that could not be solved by product innovation and advice alone. read more>> |
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 | Alex Cook The legislative changes and the retirement reforms proposed by National Treasury for 2015 are going to have a massive impact on anyone who has already begun planning for their retirement. read more>> |
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 | Leigh Köhler With the universe of collective investment schemes, or unit trusts, growing almost daily, it's easy for investors to select a name they know or to invest with a fund that may have received favourable media coverage in recent months. read more>> |
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 | Shamin Chibba South Africa's economy is on the mend, if the 2014 Ibrahim Index of African Governance is anything to go by. read more>> |
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 | York Timbers has reported a substantial decline in its full-year net profit‚ dragged down by its wholesale division. read more>> |
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 | Nick Hedley General Electric (GE)‚ which is supplying a total of 376 locomotives to Transnet‚ is looking for opportunities in other sectors in SA‚ including healthcare and energy. read more>> |
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 | South Africa's productivity levels show a mixed bag of performances in various key industrial sectors of the economy based on statistics released by Productivity SA. read more>> |
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 | The Department of Labour is conducting countrywide public hearings on the garden and landscaping services to determine minimum wages for the sector. read more>> |
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 | HELSINKI, FINLAND: Rovio, the Finnish manufacturer of the popular mobile game "Angry Birds" announced has it is cutting at least 130 jobs, because sales have fallen sharply. read more>> |
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 | NEW YORK, USA: US online auction company eBay announced plans to spin off PayPal in a move designed to help is compete in the fast-moving online payments segment. read more>> |
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 | South Africa's Ambassador to Italy, Nomatemba Tambo, says local businesses are benefiting from bilateral trade agreements between the two countries. read more>> |
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 | The European Investment Bank says it is planning to make funding available to several small and medium enterprises and universities in South Africa with a view to contributing to development. read more>> |
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 | Linda Ensor State-owned airline South African Express Airways is in an "extremely difficult financial position" and requires government financial assistance to prepare its 2013/14 annual financial statements Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown told Parliament. read more>> |
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