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King IV and the prickly issue of exec salaries
King IV and the prickly issue of exec salaries
The recently released King IV Report recognises that executive remuneration is a key governance issue... read
Cybersecurity and the CFO
Cybersecurity and the CFO
[Nicci Botha] In the past, investing in security against a cyberattacks was something fairly low down the CFO's priority list... read
The rise and rise of blockchain
The rise and rise of blockchain
[Peter Alkema] Blockchain is probably one of the most impactful breakthrough disruptions in recent years... read
Accounting & Auditing
QuickBooks 2017 is here!
QuickBooks 2017 is here!

Issued by QuickBooks

QuickBooks 2017 for desktop is here! As always, this release contains a number of new features as well as improvements to QuickBooks's already feature rich, existing software... read
SAIPA now a business rescue accredited body
SAIPA now a business rescue accredited body
SAIPA is one of the first two professional bodies accredited to regulate its members who are eligible to be business rescue practitioners.. read
Banking
Lessening the financial burden of farmers essential to save SA agriculture
Lessening the financial burden of farmers essential to save SA agriculture
Affordability is becoming increasingly difficult for SA farmers, especially in terms of disposable income to purchase the necessary products they need to maintain their operations... read
Education & Training
KZN youth development programme beneficiaries thrive
KZN youth development programme beneficiaries thrive

Issued by Ithala Development Finance Corporation

Amid reports that KwaZulu-Natal is lagging behind other provinces in the development of small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs), the tide is set to change as greater numbers of people get onto the entrepreneurial ladder. read
Financial Services
Meeting green ambitions requires a coordinated approach
Meeting green ambitions requires a coordinated approach
The energy saving industry has moved from retrofitting buildings to a multidisciplinary approach which is aimed at reducing usage and costs... read
Making complaints work for your business
Making complaints work for your business
No matter how brilliant your business is, at some stage someone is going to complain. It's how you deal with it that counts... read
Fintech
Cactus Capital invests in African fintech startups
Cactus Capital invests in African fintech startups
Cape Town-based Cactus Capital, the investment arm of Cactus Advisors, has invested in African fintech startups Flutterwave and e-Factor... read
When wiGroup was way ahead of its time
When wiGroup was way ahead of its time
When he started in 2007, one of Bevan Ducasse's biggest challenges was finding the technology that could support a mobile transaction payment system... read
Markets & Investment
Private equity is building Africa
Private equity is building Africa
Private equity industry is playing an increasingly critical role in funding the infrastructure deficit in Africa... read
Top ways to improve your Forex trading skills
Top ways to improve your Forex trading skills

Issued by Alpari Limited

Forex trading is a skill that can puff out your bank account, but it's not automatic. The only way you can surely benefit from this system is if you gain the necessary skills required to trade successfully... read
A victory for property owners
A victory for property owners

Issued by Private Property

Terrific news for the property market. A recent court judgment has indicated that owners will no longer be liable for historical municipal debt on their property... read
Impacts and implications of a Trump presidency
Impacts and implications of a Trump presidency

Dr Adrian Saville

Whoever emerged victorious in the US presidential election, the result was always going to be a second-best outcome for global economies and markets with both candidates being widely regarded as weak... read
Are hedge funds being overlooked by investors?
Are hedge funds being overlooked by investors?

Yonela Makwetu

There's a tendency for SA hedge fund investors to opt out rather than looking beyond the larger funds that have closed to new investors... read
Liberty to list company that will allow investors to access country's leading malls
Liberty to list company that will allow investors to access country's leading malls

Alistair Anderson

Liberty is set to list a property company giving South Africans exposure to some of the country's top malls for the first time... read
#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers
#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

Lauren Hartzenberg

Disrupt Africa, an independent news portal with a keen eye on the African tech startup scene, released its first industry funding report... read
Taxation & Regulation
Treasury scraps R20m cap on employer's employment tax incentive claims
Treasury scraps R20m cap on employer's employment tax incentive claims

Linda Ensor

The Treasury has accepted the plea by business to scrap the R20m cap on annual claims per employer under the employment tax incentive... read
Increase in VAT off the table, says Davis
Increase in VAT off the table, says Davis

Carol Paton

While the easiest way for the government to collect the revenue it needs is to raise VAT, this is not on the cards for political reasons... read
Business
Cape Town CBD Residential Survey reveals interesting early results
Cape Town CBD Residential Survey reveals interesting early results
Early results from the Central City Improvement District's fourth annual Cape Town CBD Residential Survey have already revealed some interesting outcomes... read
A circular fashion economy is about more than clothes
A circular fashion economy is about more than clothes

Lynn Oxborrow

When you shop for a new jumper, how much thought do you give to the fate of the one it will replace? Do you dump a jacket because it starts to look ragged, or falls out of fashion? More and more, the clothing industry is wrestling with the same questions... read
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