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Why Rupert is "sick of the King code"
The Remgro AGM last week, chaired by chairman, Johann Rupert, was worth the cost of the trek out to the Erinvale in Somerset West... read
#BestofBiz 2016: Finance & Insurance
#BestofBiz 2016: Finance & Insurance
We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2016 featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices on our Finance & Insurance portal... read
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SA drops in Paying Taxes Report ranking
[Danette Breitenbach] South Africa has fallen 31 places from 20 out of 189 in the World Bank's Paying Taxes study... read
Finance
However you word it, Uber is a taxi company... UK ruling says
However you word it, Uber is a taxi company... UK ruling says

Sharon Snell

New technology has been disrupting traditional models of doing business for many years and legislation has struggled to keep up... read
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Pop-up and prosper

Morné Stoltz

With retail space becoming ever more expensive and the viability of long-term tenancy no longer what it was, the traditional shopping environment is undergoing a huge shift as retailers look to capitalise on the growing popularity of pop-up shops... read
Accounting & Auditing
Are audit firm consulting services detracting from their core business?
Are audit firm consulting services detracting from their core business?
Auditing firms have always inspired trust, but is their expansion into consulting services posing a risk to audit quality and investor protection?.. read
Banking
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Social media sentiment shows why customer expectations matter

JP Kloppers

Brands that fail to meet customers' high expectations may see their market share slide. Marketing is a multi-billion rand exercise in setting expectations... read
Fintech
No more bricks and mortar as banks move into the virtual space
No more bricks and mortar as banks move into the virtual space

Peter Alkema

Mobile devices have simplified routine banking interactions and enabled customers to address their own needs anywhere and anytime, making banking processes almost ubiquitous... read
Markets & Investment
Is a fed rate hike a foregone conclusion?
Is a fed rate hike a foregone conclusion?

Adriaan Pask

Currently, US expansionary monetary policy supports economic growth. If this is removed by the next administration, what could take over the baton?... read
African Development Bank appoints first ETF manager
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed MCB Investment Management (MCBIM), as fund manager for its first multi-jurisdictional fixed income exchange traded fund (ETF) in Africa. The board of directors of the AfDB has also approved a seed equity capital investment of $25m for the ADBF. read
If coal power is becoming redundant, why are the Big Banks investing in it?
If coal power is becoming redundant, why are the Big Banks investing in it?
Environmental rights advocacy groups are questioning why major banks and state entities are investing in new-build coal-powered power station... read
Belgium region Wallonia open for SA businesses expanding to Europe
Belgium region Wallonia open for SA businesses expanding to Europe
The Wallonia export investment agency, AWEX, is active encouraging South African businesses expanding into Europe to make the southern Belgian region of Wallonia their home base... read
Africa must do what its good at
Africa must do what its good at
Countries can decide their development path, says development economic Ha-Joon Chang. read
Taxation & Regulation
Liberty says draft default regulations are a step forward
Liberty says draft default regulations are a step forward
National Treasury released a revised set of draft default regulations aimed at lowering charges and improving market conduct in the retirement fund industry... read
Committee calls for public submissions on company tax
Committee calls for public submissions on company tax

Linda Ensor

The Davis Tax Committee has called for public submissions on aspects of corporate income tax as part of its comprehensive review of the corporate tax regime... read
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Potential health benefit of taxing sugared drinks is overstated, economist says

Tamar Kahn

Reducing the energy content of sugar-sweetened drinks would be a more effective way to combat obesity than implementing a sugar tax, according to research commissioned by beverage industry association BevSA... read
Business
Three challenges of expanding your business in Africa
Three challenges of expanding your business in Africa

Bruce van Wyk

Africa is rising. According to the latest figures in the 2016 African Economic Outlook report, annual GDP growth rose to above 5% between 2001 and 2014... read
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Empathy as a starting point to innovation

Amandine Robin

Often, the orientations to innovation are determined by the skills existing in a factory at a given time. Typically, the company owns a technical know-how and uses it to improve or transform its products... read
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