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 | | Investec has launched its new, fully integrated marketing campaign, 'Possibilities'...read |
|  | EMMA RUMNEY Insurer Old Mutual has used a further R4.9bn of its Covid-19 reserves after again underestimating the level of death claims it would experience, leaving just R1bn remaining...read |
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 | Watch and listen to Alistair King, CCO and founder King James Group one-on-one with Sydney Mbhele, chief executive brand, Sanlam Group, on their recent campaign which brought home gold for The Olympian... Read |
| Finance |
 | All the winners of the 2021 Financial Mail AdFocus Awards were announced on 24 November 2021, during an event in Johannesburg that streamed online... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SIGMA CONNECTED Sigma Connected, business process outsourcing specialists, explain how businesses can unlock value, by outsourcing. The applications and benefits are extensive, but the sheer flexibility that outsourcing affords cannot be understated... Read |
| Accounting & Auditing |
 | MICHAEL RUDNICKI AND SAMIR ELLARY Much has been written about the 'Spur' judgment in the past few weeks. Two salient themes emanate from it... Read |
 | The Invigilator co-founder and CEO Nicholas Riemer wins prestigious award... Read |
| Banking |
 | Every parent wants to put their children in the best position for success. Modelling good savings habits is where it begins... Read |
 | Absa group will exceed its goal of equipping 1,500 staff members across Africa with cloud-computing skills this year... Read |
 | Capitec has launched a needs-based credit solution... Read |
 | The African Bank Group's return on equity for the year ended 30 September 2021 was a resultant positive 4.9% (FY 2020: negative 0.3%)... Read |
| Covid-19 |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH A new variant, the B1.1.529, in South Africa, has been confirmed by the Department of Health.... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH South Africa will remain on Alert Level One, but the situation will be monitored weekly... Read |
 | South Africa's rand stabilises once more after sinking on Omicron worries... Read |
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 | While the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) remained unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2021... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GO CONTENT LAB Hybrid working has the potential to revitalise communities, as workers spend more time working at home or close to home. The 'hub-and-spoke' model and an increase in the number of flexible workspaces can also contribute to an increase in wellbeing and community spirit. Bringing local to life... Read |
 | According to the Automobile Association, the petrol price will close in on R20 a litre in the runup to Christmas... Read |
| Financial Services |
 | Black Friday transactions tallied so far point to improved performance from last year... Read |
| Fintech |
 | Scan to Pay enables customers to fully realise the speed and convenience of digital payments... Read |
 | South African payments company Ozow is making waves in the fintech community... Read |
 | DOROTEA VATAVUK Insuree demand up for onboarding of omnichannel communication strategy... Read |
 | Global Wealth Group's chief product officer, Linden Booth, has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council... Read |
 | A private equity consortium has bought Crossfin for R1.5bn, the companies said on Wednesday, saying the deal would give the financial technology firm capital to expand... Read |
 | PAULA SARTINI Customer privacy is a term that we are all too familiar with, as regulations such as PoPIA and GDPR have come into effect to protect customer data... Read |
| Insurance & Actuarial |
 | ISSUED BY CAPITAL LEGACY Death is certainly not dinner table talk, but the reality is that it is something that we cannot avoid. This can especially be seen in recent times where we are faced with a global pandemic... Read |
| Markets & Investment |
 | PwC and Risk Insights have formed a collaboration to assist stakeholders in their sustainability decision making with a robust approach to ESG... Read |
 | Absa has expanded its precious metal investment options on Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) by listing NewPalladium exchange-traded funds ETF... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GO CONTENT LAB Think franchise, think flex-space. That's the message from leading business investors as they look for stability and growth during the pandemic and over the next 18 months... Read |
 | While international overseas travel may have been on the decline over the past 18 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, overseas investing has seemingly never been more popular. Read |
 | The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) now offers secondary listings from the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX)... Read |
 | ADRIAAN PASK Risk can sometimes be overestimated when sentiment is poor... Read |
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 | YouTube has kicked off the second edition of Africa Creator Week - running from 29 November until 3 December 2021... Read |
 | JONATHAN DUNCAN Growing digitisation and the rollout of 4G and 5G infrastructures means data centres' volumes are set to grow significantly in the next five years... Read |
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 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG A growing percentage of Black Friday shoppers are less focused on brands and durable goods, and more focused on value and necessities... Read |
 | Environmental activists are now calling for a public boycott of Shell petrol stations this December in order to "hit them where it hurts most"... Read |
 | Jack Dorsey tweeted his resignation letter as the CEO of Twitter on Monday, 29 November 2021... Read |
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