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Online traders must comply with FSB conditions
Online traders must adhere to regulatory conditions as set down by the Financial Services Board... read


Insurance & Actuarial
SAICB and Gauteng Province launch anti-fraud programme
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport and the South African Insurance Crime Bureau have launched an intensive ten day training programme for government officials to tackle problems relating to fraud, corruption and vehicle-related crimes... read
Credit records impact insurance claims
Many South Africans do not realise that most South African insurance companies use credit-based insurance scores to help determine risk, and that this score is one of the leading factors used to calculate the premium consumers will pay for their insurance... read
Plan your finances to avoid drowning in debt due to funeral costs
The loss of a family member is not only an emotionally challenging experience but it can also be a period of financial difficulty... read
Waivers are not honoured in the case of negligence
Negligence when driving a vehicle can be costly, but negligent driving when it comes to your hired car is going to cost you most likely more than you can afford... read
LiquidCapital bolsters its service offering
LiquidCapital has added Hollard to its panel of aggregated insurers for vehicle insurance... read
Accounting & Auditing
Chartered Accountants call for culture of 'moral courage'
The latest report from Chartered Accountants Worldwide has called for business to instil a culture of 'moral courage' from the boardroom downwards... read



Banking
Employers can assist employees to break poor financial habits

Zeldeen Müller

All our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits, according to William James (1892), but habits are not destiny. Employers and retirement funds can go a long way in assisting employees to break the poor financial habits created since childhood... read
Simplifying the loans application process with digital signature

Avi Rose and Leon van der Merwe

The challenge at some point in any loan or credit application, is that one or more physical signatures are required... read
Education & Training
How to manage debt
The World Economic Forum has called South Africa the most over-indebted nation on earth... read
Financial Services
The concept of virtual currencies is here to stay

Lara-Jade Sher and Dawid de Villiers

Bitcoin is undoubtedly the wild west of finance where huge amounts of wealth can be created and destroyed in a nanosecond... read
The value of obtaining the right financial advice
In today's fast-paced modern world, financial planning often falls to the bottom of the priority list as people try to juggle their work and life commitments... read
Markets & Investment
Rabobank Foundation official sponsor of the AFIF Entrepreneurship Award 2015

Issued by EMRC

Rabobank Foundation, affiliate of the Dutch and global Rabobank, is the official sponsor of the AFIF Entrepreneurship Award held within the framework of the Africa Finance & Investment Forum, taking place in Cape Town in November... read
Alpha: there's more to it than the markets

Lize Visser

When we invest, we ultimately hope to achieve satisfactory returns on capital. But how do we know what satisfactory is? read
The 4th Annual Africa Risk and Investment Forum

Issued by Frontier Advisory

Join Frontier Advisory at the 4th Annual Africa Risk and Investment Forum along with leading business decision-makers and thought leaders on Thursday, 22 October 2015 at Deloitte Place, Johannesburg. Find out more and register... read
What to look for when selecting an offshore fund manager
Investing offshore is becoming an increasingly attractive option to South African investors, especially against the backdrop of the weakening Rand and slowing local growth... read
Perfect time for foreigners to invest in SA properties
The South African currency's recent poor performance against both the pound and the dollar has underlined the exceptional purchasing opportunities currently available to foreign investors in the local real estate market... read
Great potential in SA, China relations
PRETORIA: Economic cooperation and trade between China and South Africa which have developed fast, have potential for growth says Trade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies.... read
Venture Capital
Red tape, lack of funding, legal compliance slows SME growth
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) has released its annual SME Insight Survey, which provides meaningful insights into SMEs' frustrations and current attitudes to entrepreneurship... read
Business
How to hire the best new employee

Godfrey Madanhire

Interviewing to fill a position in your small or even large enterprise, is a task where reading between the lines is important... read
Jobs offered



New events to diarise
Integrating Strategy, Budgeting & Reporting Course
Litha Communications - 8 Oct 2015 to 9 Oct 2015, Johannesburg


Financial Innovation Summit
IT News Africa - 28 Oct 2015, Johannesburg


Integrated planning, financial modelling and ERM
18 Nov 2015 to 20 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


Upcoming events
Micro-Insurance Conference 2015
Trade Conferences International - 7 Oct 2015 to 8 Oct 2015, Johannesburg


Integrated Strategy Budgeting & Reporting Mastercl
Litha Communications - 8 Oct 2015 to 9 Oct 2015, Midrand | 8 Dec 2015 to 9 Dec 2015, Midrand


Legal aspects of corporate finance
UCT Professional Development Project - 8 Oct 2015 to 9 Oct 2015, Cape Town


StartupBootcamp Insurance FastTrack
StartupBootcamp - 9 Oct 2015, Cape Town


The Ultimate Success
Liquorish Inc - 10 Oct 2015, Johannesburg


Interviewing skills for fraud examiners/auditors
Continuing Education at University of Pretoria - 12 Oct 2015 to 16 Oct 2015, Pretoria


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