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Nedbank 'pays lip service to green policy'
[Charlotte Matthews] Nedbank has been accused of hypocrisy by climate change activists 350 Africa for financing coal projects while marketing itself as a "green" bank... read more>>

Repo rate to remain unchanged at 5.75%

The repo rate is to remain unchanged at 5.75% per annum, the Reserve Bank said on Thursday, 21 May 2015...

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Overview of the basics of employer tax

Madelein van der Watt

By starting a business, you're helping to create jobs, contributing towards skills development, and even inspiring other entrepreneurs...

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Rand's depreciation consistent with two economic theories

The rand is the second most volatile emerging market currency, but over time it has been depreciating in a consistent fashion...

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Finance
New category added to Top Analyst Awards programme
A new category, Best Young Analyst, has been introduced in Financial Mail's annual Top Analyst Awards programme... read more>>
Pension funds for staff: how and why

Roane Swindon

Beware the criminal within
Actuarial & Insurance
Short-term insurance ombudsman receives record number of complaints
Speaking at the release of the office's 2014 annual results, the ombudsman for short-term insurance, Dennis Jooste, said 10,253 complaints against short-term insurers were received - an increase of 9.5% over 2013... read more>>
Accounting & Auditing
Team CharterCapital Advisory wins SA leg of GBC 2015
Team CharterCapital Advisory will be representing South Africa at the final of the CIMA Global Business Challenge (GBC) 2015 to be held in August in Warsaw, Poland... read more>>
Banking
Betting the farm on untested tech

Jonas Thulin

While a plethora of new payment solutions are coming to market, businesses should be cautious about moving to new solutions just for the sake of it... read more>>
Financial Services
FTI Consulting establishes economic consulting team in SA
FTI Consulting has announced the expansion of its economic consulting segment in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with the establishment of offices in South Africa... read more>>
Bayport launches new online loans application platform

Issued by Bayport Financial Services

A new platform allows users to get a loan decision within one minute and, provided a loan offer is made, subject to qualification, proceed to complete their application completely online... read more>>
Markets & Investment
UNEP releases The Coming Financial Climate report
A new report by the UN Environment Programme, The Coming Financial Climate, identifies measures that can make climate security an integral part of a sustainable financial system... read more>>
Internet enables companies to penetrate important market segments

Patrice Rassou

Uber, the on-demand transport business, is now the world's most valuable travel start-up, valued at more than $40bn. In fact, it has the potential to become the most highly valued private company in the world. All of this with no fleet of its own... read more>>
Johannesburg, Cape Town improve their rankings
Johannesburg and Cape Town saw their ranks improve the most compared to other African cities in the A.T. Kearney Global Cities Index 2015 (GCI), with Johannesburg seeing the biggest growth in political engagement and Cape Town in human capital... read more>>
Five African Bitcoin startups to watch

Gabriella Mulligan

Bitcoin is gaining traction worldwide, with the first quarter of 2015 seeing record levels of investment pumped into Bitcoin startups globally... read more>>
Investec Property and CRI-Eagle Investments introduce The Central
Investec Property and CRI-Eagle Investments (a subsidiary of China Railway Group Limited CREC) have partnered to develop The Central... read more>>
The new tax-free investments regime: Benefits to you and your children

Glen Bresler, Issued by Meredith Harington

In an effort to encourage savings by ordinary South African households, the Minister of Finance has introduced the new concept of a "tax-free investment" which offers considerable benefits... read more>>
Investec Property Funds ups dividend

Stephen Cranston

Taxation & Regulation
Provisions in Act can defer payment of CGT

Graeme Palmer

If a person disposes of an asset during the current tax year, but only becomes entitled to payment in future tax years, the Income Tax Act, 1962 provides that the amount is deemed to have accrued to that person during the current tax year... read more>>
Venture Capital
Importance of financial support for small businesses
Most banks feel it is important to find ways to give small and medium enterprises (SMEs) access to finance to increase the positive effect they have on the national economy... read more>>
Crowdfunding a new way to finance small businesses
It is common for employees today to propose projects, close to their aspirations, that could be harmonised into their day-to-day job activities. Employees have become entrepreneurial... read more>>
Africa
Accurate financial reporting is critical for Nigeria's growth
Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has expanded 5.94% in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to the same quarter of 2013... read more>>
Modernising local economies important for Africa's future
With Africa's population set to triple by 2050, modernising local economies will be vital to make the continent more competitive and to increase people's living standards, according to the African Economic Outlook 2015... read more>>
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Business
Why your P@s$word is a fail

Jonas Thulin

Passwords have become practically useless as the sole security measure protecting your personal information... read more>>
Lifestyle
No, it's not you: why 'wellness' isn't the answer to overwork

Zoë Krupka

Despite the fact that the very best evidence we have about the causes of work stress and burnout point to factors present in the workplace rather than in us, the stress reduction industry and the helping professions' focus on individual self-care strategies is at an all-time high... read more>>
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New events to diarise
Reputation risk management master class
The Reputation Go-to Guy - 11 Jun 2015 to 12 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

Cashless Payments Summit
Mogorosi Communications - 25 Jun 2015 to 26 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

Upcoming events
6th Annual Rural Development Conference
MILLA SA - 27 May 2015 to 28 May 2015, Durban

Money Transfers/Cross Border Payments Conference
Trade Conferences International - 27 May 2015 to 28 May 2015, Johannesburg

Lean Human Resources masterclass
Lean Institute Africa - 27 May 2015 to 28 May 2015, Johannesburg

Money fit - Are you?
Money Fit - 27 May 2015, Johannesburg

Commercial Contract Drafting 2015
Bizstrat - 28 May 2015 to 29 May 2015, Johannesburg

Negotiation and conflict management workshop
Derek Pead & Associates - 29 May 2015 to 30 May 2015, Hout Bay, Cape Town

Econometrics for the practitioner
Continuing Education at the University of Pretoria - 1 Jun 2015 to 5 Jun 2015, Pretoria | 9 Nov 2015 to 13 Nov 2015, Pretoria

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