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What the SVDP offers
[Louis Botha] The exchange control special voluntary disclosure programme rules are governed by three Reserve Bank circulars... read
SARS ruling on tax on going concerns
SARS ruling on tax on going concerns
[Ben Strauss] SARS provides guidance on the assumption of contingent liabilities when buying a business... read
Insurance's evolution through tech
Insurance's evolution through tech
[Jaqueline van Eeden] We are seeing a very clear shift away from traditional insurance to more evolved cover tools... read
BizTrends 2017
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#BizTrends2017: Emerging trends in merchant payments

Jessica Tennant

I recently met with Catharina Eklof and Victor de Koc from Mastercard to discuss some of the emerging trends in merchant payments... read
#BizTrends2017: Agility, technology and investing in the African market
#BizTrends2017: Agility, technology and investing in the African market
Drought, local political uncertainty and ongoing global macro-economic instability have placed many businesses on the back foot as they go into the New Year... read
#BizTrends2017: Where tech is taking us
#BizTrends2017: Where tech is taking us

Peter Alkema

Technology touches just about every aspect of our lives. Here are some of what FNB's chief information officer, Peter Alkema predicts for 2017. read
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#BizTrends2017: Finance trends impacting SMEs

Darlene Menzies

The lack of access to finance is one of the primary causes of small business failure... read


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Accounting & Auditing
IFRS 16 and how it affects financing transactions
IFRS 16 and how it affects financing transactions

Lionel Shawe

The IASB has issued its new international accounting standards, which removes the distinction between finance leases and operating leases with effect from 1 January 2019... read
Banking
China and shadow financing: Part 1
China and shadow financing: Part 1
In the first of a two-part series, Mark Mobius of Franklin Templeton Investments looks at the phenomenon of shadow financing in China... read
Financial Services
Doing business in Mauritius made easy
Doing business in Mauritius made easy
Besides being a holiday paradise, Mauritius is also ranked as number one by the World Bank for "Ease of Doing Business" in Africa... read
Trustees can override member's wishes on retirement death benefits
Trustees can override member's wishes on retirement death benefits
It's important that clients have a basic understanding of the regulations governing investment vehicles such as retirement funds, especially in the event of their death... read
New strategies boost growth opportunities in vehicle finance
New strategies boost growth opportunities in vehicle finance
Technology and process innovations are impacting the entire car finance industry. Companies and original equipment manufacturers... read
Market conduct law will streamline financial sector
Market conduct law will streamline financial sector

Finn Elliot

This year will bring with it market conduct legislation for all South African financial institutions, the most significant regulatory reform for the sector to date... read
Fintech
The value blockchain can bring to business
The value blockchain can bring to business

Saurabh Kumar

Heralded as “the next internet” due to its revolutionary nature, the blockchain seems set on changing the way we do everything online... read
Markets & Investment
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#WSF2017: Six key investment areas for Africa to achieve the SDGs - Jeffrey Sachs

Sindy Peters

Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute, addressed attendees at the sixth World Sustainability Forum, recently held in Cape Town, providing six key investment areas that he believes need to be a priority for Africa in order for the continent to meet the targets of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). read
China and shadow financing: Part 2
China and shadow financing: Part 2
Further insights by Mark Mobius on investing in China... read
Who will be crowned South Africa's Best Managed Company?
Who will be crowned South Africa's Best Managed Company?

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Naspers, Sasol, Zeder Investments, Woolworths or Anglo American SA: Who will be crowned South Africa's Best Managed Company? read
SA mining could miss out on commodities uptick
SA mining could miss out on commodities uptick

Paul Miller

The next 12-18 months are stacking up to be some of the most volatile ever experienced by our country's mining sector... read
Property seen maintaining its lead on JSE
Property seen maintaining its lead on JSE

Alistair Anderson

The party may not be over for South African listed property, with prominent fund managers expecting the sector to remain resilient and even deliver double-digit total returns this year... read
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JSE opens marginally higher on retailers ahead of rate decision

Maarten Mittner

The JSE opened marginally higher on Tuesday in lacklustre trade ahead of the Reserve Bank's interest rate decision later in the day... read
Taxation & Regulation
New study: Fiscal interventions could ease SA's public health burden
New study: Fiscal interventions could ease SA's public health burden
A new report shows strong evidence that fiscal interventions would address health impacts and improve public health... read
Business
WHO vetoes sugar tax endorsement
WHO vetoes sugar tax endorsement
The WHO executive board has decided not to make recommendations to member states to impose a soft drinks tax... read
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