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Five budget speech highlights you may have missed
[Rob Cooper] Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan did an admirable job of balancing South Africa's books in his 2016 Budget, by providing a sound framework for the next year... read


Finance
March of the brand managers

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Next month on Bizcommunity we're very excited to be revealing to you the people behind some of your favourite and award-winning brands. Those unsung heroes responsible for the custodianship of brands - the brands you do business with, work for and love... read
Insurance & Actuarial
The relationship between social media and liability risks
With a growing number of people active on social media, it is becoming increasingly important that businesses realise social media can be used to their advantage when it comes to potential product liability... read
Dialdirect is giving away free data
Dialdirect is claiming to be the first insurer to offer customers data to manage their insurance policies online. South Africa has 23 million smartphone users and 57% of all internet traffic comes from mobile devices... read

Design Month
#DesignMonth: The case for creativity in financial services

Lauren Hartzenberg

Spun out of the private client division of Cannon Asset Managers, private client share portfolio business BayHill Capital was recently launched. The new boutique investment firm boasts the flexibility to customise the shares... read
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Aviation
SAA, SA Express merger on the cards
Government is looking at the possibility of merging national carrier South African Airways (SAA) with SA Express, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said... read
Banking
We won't dump USSD banking - FNB

Duncan Alfreds

First National Bank (FNB) says its launch of a new technology system will not see customers on cellphone banking being dumped. The bank this month has announced that its new banking API... read
Budget Speech
2016 Budget helps restore confidence in SA - Dr Andrew Golding
While transfer duty on property sales above R10m is to be raised from 11% to 13%, which in essence represents a form of wealth tax, coupled with an increase in capital gains tax, the National Budget delivered was an inclusive budget... read
Agbiz responds to 2016 Budget Speech
Agbiz welcomes the announcement that measures are in progress to strengthen agriculture and agro-processing, although these agriculture measures appear to be... read
Budget 2016 suggests that energy isn't high on South Africa's agenda

Roula Inglesi-Lotz

South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan delivered on Wednesday what many considered the most-important budget speech of President Jacob Zuma's administration... read
Cargo & Storage
Freight hijackings contributed to R3bn loss to economy
Freight hijackings is not only a concern for the insurance industry but also a challenge that has incited a loss for large businesses as well as the SMEs... read
Fintech
SA fintech startup secures $2million funding
Digital insurance distributor Hepstar has received $2million in funding from UK-based technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners. With the new funding the company will be expanding its global reach... read
Financial services selection depends on security measures
A recent survey of over 11,000 consumers commissioned by Kaspersky Lab found that 71% of the respondents in South Africa would avoid using a provider that had recently experienced a data... read
Markets & Investment
Why investors should use current market volatility to their advantage

Nigel Green

There are two key reasons why investors should be building up their portfolios now to grow their wealth... read
African economic summit ends with calls for investment
A two-day African economic summit in Egypt ended on Sunday amid calls for investment as organisers said several business proposals were negotiated to help boost growth... read
How to avoid problems with binary options

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

Everyone makes errors on occasion, but knowing some of the most common problems and mistakes with binary options trading can help you to reduce those errors, and it could help you to increase your profit... read
Taxation & Regulation
Opportunity to take advantage of tax rebates

Lize Visser

If you hurry, you can still take advantage of the tax rebates offered by retirement annuities (RAs) and tax free investment plans for the current tax year, which ends on 29 February... read
Venture Capital
Singapore-based ecommerce marketing startup raises $1m to enter Indonesia

Tech in Aisa

Email and digital marketing startup Ematic Solutions has raised a pre-series A round of close to US$1 million, it announced today. The funding comes from MDI Ventures, a venture capital fund backed by Telkom Indonesia, the country's major telco... read
Jobs offered
Financial Manager - Cape Town
Primedia OnlinePrimedia Online - a division of the Primedia Group - is seeking a suitably qualified individual with at least six years' post-qualifying experience to fill the role of financial manager. Read more >>

Branch Managers/Financial Advisors - Countrywide
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