30 Aug 2016 Contact us Submit news Advertise on biz List your company Home
  My account

Finance & Insurance

BizWeekly top stories
Deloitte: sugar tax start-up date unrealistic
Deloitte: sugar tax start-up date unrealistic
Implementing the sugar tax next year may be difficult as the supporting framework might not be ready... read


If Gordhan goes, junk status will follow
If Gordhan goes, junk status will follow
A downgrade to junk status is highly probable if Pravin Gordhan suffers a similar fate to his predecessor... read


Ghosts in the machine & other scary things
Ghosts in the machine & other scary things
What's driving the global finance industry towards rapidly embracing AI and machine learning?... read



WOMEN'S MONTH
#WomensMonth: Fighting and financial freedom
#WomensMonth: Fighting and financial freedom

Nicci Botha

Cathy Lammas has served in the air force, is a trained style consultant and is currently a business development manager in the financial industry... read
#WomensMonth: Chipping away at the financial sector's glass ceiling
#WomensMonth: Chipping away at the financial sector's glass ceiling
In the finance and accounting sector, strides have been taken to change the landscape, making way for a more balanced, transformed and educated workforce... read
Creators of local wealth honoured by Ithala
Creators of local wealth honoured by Ithala

Issued by Ithala Development Finance Corporation

The 2016 Imbokodo Iyazenzela Women in SMME Awards, hosted by Ithala Development Finance Corporation, paid tribute to three exceptional women who have defied all odds to take centre stage as KwaZulu-Natal's local heroes... read
Read more
Accounting & Auditing
Off-site backup collaboration to benefit QuickBooks users
Off-site backup collaboration to benefit QuickBooks users

Issued by QuickBooks

The newest addition to the QuickBooks stable is a collaboration with Gabsten Technologies to offer QuickBooks users the security of knowing that their data is safely backed up at all times with CloudProtect... read
Newly established Europlaw Accountants practice in South Africa
Newly established Europlaw Accountants practice in South Africa

Issued by Europlaw

A new accounting practice has been established in Pretoria, known as Europlaw Accountants. This is the result of the growth within Europlaw Group that necessitated the establishment of such a company within the group... read
Fintech
PayU launches one-click checkout to boost online sales
PayU launches one-click checkout to boost online sales
PayU has launched a real time recurring (RTR) offering, called PayU Xpress that provides South Africa's e-commerce stores with a platform for their shift to a one-click checkout, offering increased customer engagement and the potential for increased sales through improved customer conversions... read
Fintech company meets demand for simplified travel insurance
Fintech company meets demand for simplified travel insurance
Hepstar announced the launch of a simplified, user-friendly online service for buying travel insurance... read
Legislation
Comment submissions on Financial Markets Act due end-August
Comment submissions on Financial Markets Act due end-August
Comments on the third draft of ministerial regulations to the Financial Markets Act Regulations must be submitted by 31 August 2016... read
Markets & Investment
Mobilising investment and finance for Africa's agri sector
Mobilising investment and finance for Africa's agri sector

Issued by AFRICAN AGRI COUNCIL

The African Agri Council, in partnership with Wesgro and the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, brings the African Agri Investment Indaba to Cape Town, South Africa, on 28-30 November... read
Medical Aid
Sizwe gets an A+
Sizwe gets an A+
Sizwe Medical Fund has been assigned a national scale claims paying rating of A+(ZA) with a Stable outlook... read
Taxation & Regulation
Professional body voices some concerns on new tax laws
Professional body voices some concerns on new tax laws

Sibusiso Thungo

The proposed 2016 Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill will bring welcome change, but there are still concerns about the autonomy of the tax ombud... read
Is VAT payable on delivery fees?
Is VAT payable on delivery fees?

Gerhard Badenhorst

The tax court recently considered the VAT status of delivery fees charged by a taxpayer that carries on a fast-foods delivery business... read
No sugar coating on SAIPA's view of SSB tax
No sugar coating on SAIPA's view of SSB tax
Just when both sides are getting all hot and bothered about sugar tax, the number crunchers step in to give their view... read
Telecommunications
FNB Connects with clients looking for unlimited voice calling
FNB Connects with clients looking for unlimited voice calling
FNB Connect has announced that it will be introducing a new cellphone package to FNB customers, titled Unlimited Voice... read
Venture Capital
Gender gap in entrepreneurship receding
Gender gap in entrepreneurship receding
Financing figures from local small and medium enterprise (SME) risk financier, Business Partners Limited (BUSINESS/PARTNERS), shows an encouraging cultural and empowerment shift in South Africa... read
Business
IBM Research opens second lab on African continent
IBM Research opens second lab on African continent
IBM Research has opened its second research location on the African continent and announced several new project collaborations... read
Jobs offered



New events to diarise
Debt Collection Conference 2016
Trade Conferences International - 5 Oct 2016 to 6 Oct 2016, Johannesburg



Ad on Bizcommunity


Upcoming events
PrintPrint any item in this newsletter. EmailEmail any item in this newsletter. CommentComment on any item in this newsletter.
Ad on Bizcommunity




Biz press office welcome

Regent has opened a press office on Bizcommunity.com!
Regent
Regent provides you with simple, customized, quality insurance products that give you the opportunity to live your life to the fullest while we take care of your insurance needs.

Twitter bird white  Twitter
brucebusiness
@brucebusiness
As the battle for control of National Treasury broadens and deepens, ZAR on back foot driving inflation and hurting the poor most.
FortuneMagazine
@FortuneMagazine
Risk of Bitcoin hacks and losses is very real https://t.co/F6bFBWJkEH https://t.co/rdrfh78qvF
BDliveSA
@BDliveSA
SA remains 'attractive to investors', says Bundesbank https://t.co/OM9elxid21 https://t.co/DcBCH0PD97
FinancialTimes
@FinancialTimes
Dollar nudges up; eyes on yet another potential record for S&P https://t.co/Z3f2lPxeGl
More tweetsFollow

Industries

Follow us
Download appRSSTwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeGoogle+Instagram

Press releases: Distribute your news professionally to over 170 000 subscribers across various industries. Read more about our press offices.

Editorial: We welcome your news, views and comments! Email press releases, invitations, interview requests, and proposals to financenews@bizcommunity.com and exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-finance@bizcommunity.com.

Advertising: We welcome your sales enquiries! Email sales@bizcommunity.com and read more about our advertising rates.

Location: Cape Town (head office): tel +27 (0)21 404 1460 | 1st Floor, 4 Treaty Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa. Johannesburg: tel +27 (0)11 513 4172 | Nicol Grove Office Park, Design Quarter, Leslie Avenue, Fourways, Gauteng, 2055.

Subscribe/unsubscribe: Invite your friends, colleagues, suppliers, customers and partners to subscribe!


© 2016 Bizcommunity.com. All rights reserved.
Bizcommunity.com, its sponsors, contributors and advertisers disclaim all liability for any loss, damage, injury or expense that might arise from the use of, or reliance upon, the services contained herein.

iabsaimminstitute
Unsubscribe, Newsletter subscription. Subscribe. Change email address. Change frequency to DAILY.