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 | According to Bonga Xulu, Johannesburg's regional portfolio manager at TUHF, SMMEs have a crucial role to play in South Africa's economic recovery as the Covid-19 pandemic remains an ongoing concern. read |
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 | MAGDA WIERZYCKA The recent South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) circular that reclassified exchange traded funds (ETFs) referencing foreign assets as domestic assets caught everyone by surprise...read |
|  | MARNUS FOURIE At the heart of the legendary city of New Orleans stands the four-star Windsor Court Hotel, welcoming guests with stunning views of the Mississippi river and city skyline. When the now infamous Category 5 hurricane, Katrina, hit in August 2005, it caused $125bn in damage...read |
|  | | Two out of the three global ratings agencies blamed the Covid-19 pandemic and the effects of lockdown on South Africa's economy for further downgrading the country's investment status...read |
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 | MILLS SOKO The Auditor-General.Kimi Makwetu, who passed away on 11 November 2020 after a battle with lung cancer, was the quintessential civil servant who took his job as South Africa's auditor-general seriously and threw every sinew of his being into it... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SAICA On 19 November 2020 ACAUS (The Association of Chartered Accountants USA) and Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW) joined together to form Chartered Accountants... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BULLION PR & COMMUNICATION We are living in a world that is in a constant state of disruption. In this world, trust becomes a vital component of any relationship... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY OPTIMIZE AGENCY The Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue goes online, this year, and will be hosted from Johannesburg in digital format on 26 and 27 November 2020... Read |
| Economy |
 | MICHAEL E ODIJIE A free trade agreement, in its most basic sense, is an attempt by existing industries to find new markets. Their need to do this arises from industrialisation - that is, the process of developing sectors that attract high levels of protection in the international market... Read |
 | The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) has kept the repurchase (repo) rate unchanged at 3.5% per annum... Read |
| Financial Services |
 | NEIL WOLNO & LEZA WELLS The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted three major challenges facing independent financial advisors (IFAs) that need to be managed correctly to ensure financial security and longevity, Read |
 | The Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA) has released a draft declaration on crypto assets to be deemed as financial products bringing them firmly into the regulatory fold... Read |
| Fintech |
 | ISSUED BY AXIZ Black Friday is upon us and with Axiz and Dell you can go big from the comfort of your home... Read |
| Insurance & Actuarial |
 | ISSUED BY DISCOVERY INVEST In a claim experience analysis, Discovery Group Risk has reported claim pay-outs to the value of R1.48 billion in the year to June 2020, including at least R100m directly due to Covid-19... Read |
| Markets & Investment |
 | ISSUED BY HEINEKEN SOUTH AFRICA Heineken South Africa reaffirmed its commitment to the local market and to its aim of delivering quality products to South African customers across the country... Read |
 | Africa is not getting the investment needed to help the world meet the United Nation's (UN's) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030... Read |
| Taxation & Regulation |
 | National Treasury, the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) have jointly expressed an intent to review the Exchange Control Circular 15/2020 issued by the central bank... Read |
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 | JAMES STENT The interim results of an Africa-wide study of hospitalised Covid-19 patients shows that the continent is facing far higher mortality rates in intensive care units than other parts of the world, and that the higher death rates are best explained by scarce resources... Read |
 | BHAVTIK VALLABHJEE Forward thinking investors and entrepreneurs in the African energy sector will deliver significant downstream benefits for the continent in the coming years... Read |
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 | DR YUDHVIR SEETHARAM The Black Friday sales that have long been a part of the retail landscape in the United States and Canada have steadily gained popularity and traction in many other parts of the world, including South Africa... Read |
 | As many public relations officers know, in order to be successful, you need to be multi-faceted and multi-skilled to juggle the everyday combination of client service, media deadlines, content development, strategic counsel and creativity... Read |
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