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Standard Bank suspends Chris Hart over 'racist' tweet
[Fadia Salie] In a day in which the penny dropped on racism in South Africa with the Penny... read


Insurance & Actuarial
Old Mutual shines as Sanlam fades

Maarten Mittner

Old Mutual strongly outperformed rival Sanlam last year, pointing to probable profile changes among their clients in the financial market... read
Banking
BEE investors sue Abil directors
African Bank Investments Limited's (Abil's) black economic empowerment (BEE) shareholders are suing directors of the failed company, as well as auditing firm Deloitte... read
Education & Training
Seven baby steps to financial freedom
With imminent interest rate hikes and the rising cost of living, 2016 is expected to be a difficult year for many consumers financially if they don't currently have a system in place... read
Financial Services
Using tech to reach the two billion unbanked

Desné Masie

Can innovative uses of technology transform financial access for the hundreds of millions in Africa without a bank account?... read
Motsepe and Sanlam deal gets go-ahead

Phakamisa Ndzamela

The Competition Tribunal has approved a joint investment by Patrice Motsepe's African Rainbow Capital and insurer Sanlam to buy Indwe Broker Holdings... read
Outlook for SA consumers dire, debt experts warn

Fadia Salie

The year 2016 holds a dire outlook for consumers, debt experts warn. Referring to building cost pressures on severely strained consumers... read
Markets & Investment
SA economy: 2015 in review
South Africa has a host of appealing competitive advantages. It remains the continent's second-largest economy - benefitting from a large manufacturing base... read
Bad year for African bourses prompts investor exit

Malcom Sharara

Foreign investors suffered huge losses in most African stock markets in 2015, as the continent faced foreign exchange pressures and low commodity prices... read
Penny stocks - highly profitable and risky

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

There is no real difference between normal stocks and penny stocks besides the fact that penny stocks will not be traded with the use of the main exchanges we normally see. Penny stock is also a lot more volatile... read
Taxation & Regulation
Gordhan halts SARS revamp

Linda Ensor

South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Tom Moyane has been instructed by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to halt the implementation of his ambitious restructuring... read
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