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What banks need to do to stay relevant
What banks need to do to stay relevant
[Mark Arnold] The financial services landscape is in a state of flux and the challenge, therefore, is to stay relevant... read
New law may put lid on asset disclosure
New law may put lid on asset disclosure
South African taxpayers are reluctant to declare offshore assets under a new Bill because of how it deals with trusts... read
NCR hauls Standard Bank to court
NCR hauls Standard Bank to court
[Hanna Ziady] The NCR is seeking a high court order to stop banks from unilaterally taking money from customers' savings accounts... read
BizTrendsĀ 2017
#BizTrends2017: What's driving the US financial sector?
#BizTrends2017: What's driving the US financial sector?
A study shows the US financial sector is largely driven by technological developments... read
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#BizTrends2017: Four game-changers in the financial industry

Tandisizwe Mahlutshana

Spurred by general technological advances, by the changing societal demands or requirements from regulatory authorities, industry trends are likely to continue changing... read


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Insurance & Actuarial
Fintech reinvents the insurance industry
Fintech reinvents the insurance industry
Life insurers are beginning to re-evaluate their business models as connected customers demand a more seamless experience and fintech introduces innovative technologies... read
Mutual & Federal annual results hit by big claims
Mutual & Federal annual results hit by big claims
Short-term insurers, including Mutual & Federal, would post strained underwriting results for the 2016 financial year following a number of large claims... read
Insurance policies require review amid continued wildfire fears
Insurance policies require review amid continued wildfire fears
In the past three weeks, fires throughout the Western Cape have destroyed several historical buildings, residential properties, businesses and farms... read
Shehnaz Somers, head of commercial underwriting at Santam
Mitigating risk in South Africa's wine industry
With a number of wine farms being adversely affected by the recent spate of fires in the winelands of the Western Cape, the issue of risk in this sector has once again been brought to the fore... read
Banking
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JSE firmer on banks as retailers find support from Shoprite

Maarten Mittner

The JSE opened firmer on Wednesday on stronger banks and mixed retailers, led by Shoprite, after both sectors were softer on Tuesday due to a stronger pound... read
Financial Services
Hollard's Imperial deal cracks nod
Hollard's Imperial deal cracks nod

Moyagabo Maake

Insurer Hollard's R2.3bn bid for Imperial's Regent group of companies advanced in December after the African leg of the deal (excluding SA) obtained the required regulatory approvals, Imperial said on Tuesday... read
FNB and RMB recognised as SA's best Forex provider
FNB and RMB recognised as SA's best Forex provider
First National Bank (FNB) and RMB have been recognised as the Best Forex Provider in South Africa at the 17th annual World's Best FX Provider for 2017... read
Markets & Investment
The whys and hows of investing offshore
The whys and hows of investing offshore
Representing less than one percent of the global economy and expecting less than 2% growth in GDP per annum over the next two years, the South African economy appears... read
New Year's resolutions for home buyers
New Year's resolutions for home buyers

Issued by Private Property

A New Year's resolution to purchase property will improve your life but will require financial commitment and discipline.... read
Uncertain 2017 financial forecast for South Africa
Uncertain 2017 financial forecast for South Africa

Melissa Wentzel

In 2015, the Financial Times made a number of predictions about 2016. Majority of them were on the money while others fell flat on their face... read
Global investors ratchet up their allocations to private equity
Global investors ratchet up their allocations to private equity
With analysts expecting the global economy and financial markets to continue to deliver mediocre growth, there has been a notable increase in appetite... read
Taxation & Regulation
Use tax incentives to woo investors, SA told
Use tax incentives to woo investors, SA told

Hilary Joffe

SA should shake up its tax system to focus incentives in those sectors where the private sector is most likely to invest to create jobs and lift SA's economic growth rate... read
Business
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CMS head Humphrey Zokufa dies

Nicci Botha

The recently appointed head of the CMS, Dr Humphrey Zokufa, died on Sunday after a short illness... read
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