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Professor André Roux
SA's economy not all doom and gloom
While 2016 might turn out to be difficult for South African consumers in two decades, next year may bring "moderate improvement" to the economy... read


Finance
The state of savings in South Africa
The state of savings in South Africa

Cathy Lammas

Instead of the rosy financial future promised by democracy, most South Africans are enslaved by overspending and debt... read
Insurance & Actuarial
Insurance could balance the legal scales
Insurance could balance the legal scales

Sharon Snell

There is a famous saying: If you have the law, hammer the law. If you have the facts, hammer the facts. If you have neither the law nor the facts, hammer the table... read
Self-driving cars and insurance - Gigantic losses or innovation opportunity?
Self-driving cars and insurance - Gigantic losses or innovation opportunity?

Ané Theron

Imagine a world where you can summon your car via an app on your phone... read
Hollard updates its travel insurance policy
Hollard updates its travel insurance policy
Hollard customers will no longer have to first gain authorisation for certain medical emergencies while travelling... read
Banking
Nedbank signs deal to acquire UnionPay cards in South Africa
Nedbank signs deal to acquire UnionPay cards in South Africa

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UnionPay International has concluded an agreement with Nedbank for the acceptance of UnionPay cards on Nedbank-operated ATMs and point-of-sale terminals, paving the way for acceptance of e-commerce and contactless transactions... read
UnionPay International signs strategic memorandum of understanding with GIM-UEMOA
UnionPay International signs strategic memorandum of understanding with GIM-UEMOA

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A partnership between UnionPay International and GIM-UEMOA will see GIM-UEMOA become an UPI acquirer and processing service provider to financial institutions in the West African Economic and Monetary Union, UEMOA zone... read
Education & Training
The necessity of startups
The necessity of startups

Narassa Govender

As you may know from repeated media coverage, South Africa is miserable... read
Energy
How the proposed carbon tax law (and offsets) will work
How the proposed carbon tax law (and offsets) will work
The draft Carbon Tax Bill sets out the framework on taxing on greenhouse gas emissions, as well as relief such as offsets... read
Fintech
FNB CodeFest Source: Peter Alkema
FNB's IT incubators hatch innovators

Nicci Botha

FNB has put together a number of think tanks to support budding entrepreneurs and merge IT and business to foment its fintech initiatives... read
Markets & Investment
Liezl Myburgh
SCI launches retail and qualified investor hedge funds
Sanlam Collective Investments has received approval from the FSB to offer both retail investor hedge funds and qualified investor hedge funds... read
Old Mutual predicts no further rate hikes this cycle
Old Mutual predicts no further rate hikes this cycle
With the rand firming, a flat oil price and grain prices levelling off, SARB is unlikely to raise interest rates again this cycle... read
Tax Law
Treasury simplifies tax amnesty draft
Treasury simplifies tax amnesty draft

Hilary Joffe

The Treasury has made significant changes to draft legislation on the new tax amnesty on offshore assets that takes effect later in 2016 in a bid to make it simpler for taxpayers to come clean on any foreign income and assets they have not declared to the taxman... read
Taxation & Regulation
SAA and Outa closer to courtroom showdown over dodgy BnP Capital deal
SAA and Outa closer to courtroom showdown over dodgy BnP Capital deal

Nicky Smith

South African Airways (SAA) has not agreed to the terms of a demand from the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) to proceed with its flawed transaction with BnP Capital, and the matter is increasingly likely to go to court... read
Business
How Pokémon Go could benefit your business
How Pokémon Go could benefit your business

Leigh Andrews

You've heard of B2B and B2C, but are you ready for O2O? The new online-to-offline trend is lighting up markets across the globe, particularly with the growing Pokémon Go phenomenon... read
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