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Unconstitutionality of FICA amendment needs resolution: SAIPA
Unconstitutionality of FICA amendment needs resolution: SAIPA
President Zuma has been harshly criticised for delaying the FICA amendment bill, but the warrantless search change could be unconstitutional... read
Insurance & Actuarial
Outsurance in new push with digital experts
Outsurance in new push with digital experts

Hanna Ziady

In its latest push to diversify beyond insurance, Outsurance has hired a team of digital financial services experts from Take Your Money Everywhere (Tyme), the mobile payment provider... read
Budget Speech
Budget 2017/2018: what will this do to my pocket?
Budget 2017/2018: what will this do to my pocket?

Cathie Webb

Given that South Africa, as a country, is still struggling financially, we can be confident that there will be more innovative taxes included in what is tabled... read
Markets & Investment
Boris Dzhingarov
Three ways leaders overcome a bad economy

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

A bad economy is often a self-fulfilling prophecy, but there are steps that business leaders can take to overcome the conditions and sustain their interests... read
2017 – still money to be made in property
2017 – still money to be made in property

Gary Palmer

2016 was a year many people would like to forget. Both local and global politics increased investor caution as the winds of change continued to stir up uncertainty. Macro economic data painted a gloomy picture for South African investors and consumers alike. Inflation passed the Reserve Bank's 6% benchmark, unemployment hit a 13-year high and GDP growth slid to a negligible 0.1% according to IMF figures... read
Consumer research on new economic behaviours
Consumer research on new economic behaviours

Issued by Foshizi

Research conducted by Foshizi, which focused on the effects of the economic downturn on households and individuals, has uncovered that this has driven significant changes in the perception of debt, savings and credit... read

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Taxation & Regulation
Delaying BEE compliance can be fatal to a business
Delaying BEE compliance can be fatal to a business
The challenge of preparing the requisite reports at financial year end on top of normal day-to-day activities of running a business often results in the tricky issue of BEE being put on the back burner... read
Desiree Goodwin
Financial year end approaches - What you should be doing to save tax

Desiree Goodwin, Issued by Meredith Harington

As we approach the year end on 28 February and have a good idea of our overall income and tax position for the year, now is the time to take some critical decisions... read
Carbon tax is no silver bullet
Carbon tax is no silver bullet

Ettiene Retief

Reducing greenhouse gases is a commitment under the Paris Agreement, but the proposed carbon tax will not yield the desired results on its own... read
SA companies not quite there yet in tax disputes
SA companies not quite there yet in tax disputes

Roula Hadjipaschalis

Financially strained governments pressing for higher revenue collections and media and public attitudes hardening against perceived corporate tax avoidance... read
Business
Kruger with his latest book released with Penguin, looking at the concept of strategic rule-breaking for businesses.
SONA and strategic rule-breaking: The art of doing the unexpected for amplified results

Douglas Kruger

Rules are a great idea. Except when they aren't. If you're fascinated by the idea of breaking rules, last Thursday's amazing travelling circus show, the State of the Nation Address, will have struck you as a veritable feast of chaotic delights. Wearing your proudly South African cap, your emotional reaction may have been somewhat different, but let's put national dignity aside for a second and think about the idea of strategic rule-breaking... read
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