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Africa's growth: Meltdown or slowdown?
Economic growth across Africa is likely to remain slower than it has been over the past 10 to 15 years... read


Insurance & Actuarial
[Case files] A curious case of arson

Sharon Snell

There is nothing more frustrating for an insurer than having a suspicion of insurance fraud, but not having sufficient evidence to prove it... read
Weak rand poses real threat to the insurance industry

Anees Vazeer, chief financial officer: Lion of Afr

The South African insurance industry needs innovative solutions to counteract the negative impact of the dramatic depreciation in the value of the rand... read
Fulcrum Capital acquires equity stake in Kapara
As part of its evolutionary process to broaden its scope and offering within the industry, Fulcrum Capital has acquired a 30% equity stake in Kapara Insurance Brokers... read

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Banking & Finance
New device enables SMEs and start-ups to process card payments cheaply
A partnership between home-grown fintech-preneurs and one of South Africa's largest discount retailers is set to help small businesses by allowing them to transform their phone into a secure mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) terminal... read
Education & Training
Women entrepreneurs geared for success with "Imbokodo Iyazenzela" initiative

Issued by Ithala Development Finance Corporation

A development programme targeting women entrepreneurs in mainly rural areas across KwaZulu-Natal will see thousands of them getting closer to realising their dreams of achieving better socio-economic conditions... read
Financial Services
Addressing queries on Citadel and the Panama Papers

Hilary Dudley, MD, Citadel Fiduciary

In light of recent disclosures in the Panama Papers, the Citadel Group would like to outline the extent of its dealings with Mossack Fonseca... read
The dawning of a new investment age
Framed within the context of the global goals for sustainable development, the recent Investment Intel conference explored pertinent investment industry challenges... read
Coming soon... The financial services brands that really care about advice, advisers and you

Issued by Financial Intermediaries Association

South Africa has less than a month to wait before the country's best financial services brands are revealed at the annual FIA Awards, scheduled for 2 June... read
Fintech
The unstoppable rise of fintech is rapidly changing the way Africans transact

Dominique Collett, senior investment executive at

Africa is fertile ground for new fintech services which are leveraging the power of communities and social media to make financial services more relevant... read
New York tech company partners with AlphaCode
Envestnet | Yodlee, a data aggregation and data analytics platform for digital financial services, has announced a strategic partnership with AlphaCode, a collaborative club for next generation financial services entrepreneurs in South Africa... read
Markets & Investment
Impact of possible junk status on property market
While Moody's Investors Service rating agency recently affirmed the country's status at two notches above sub-investment or junk status, it gave the country a negative outlook... read
Tax Law
Dispute between SARS, Julius Malema continues

Mareli Treurnicht

The High Court (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) recently handed down judgment in the case of Malema v Commissioner for SARS, on whether SARS was bound to a compromise agreement entered into between Malema (Applicant) and SARS because of alleged non-disclosures and misstatements made by the Applicant... read
Taxation & Regulation
Understanding anti-avoidance rules in asset-for-share transactions

Ryan Killoran

To prevent tax considerations from discouraging the incorporation of a business, a specific form of 'rollover relief' is available when an asset is exchanged under an 'asset-for-share transaction'... read
Business
Neuromarketing: From design studio to C-suite

Leigh Andrews

The 'silo mentality' is slowly but surely falling away in ad agencies - now that collaborative business mindset is spreading across all industries. Here's why your marketing strategy needs to follow suit and become a top-line conversation... read
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