01/17/2020
The Tokenisation of Assets and Potential Implications for Financial Markets
Asset tokenisation has become one of the most prominent use-cases of distributed ledger technologies in financial markets
Comment, Analysis & Research
01/16/2020
Qatar bank seeks deals in meeting with Kenyan companies
Trade between Kenya and Qatar is small and details of the products traded between the two countries are not available.
01/16/2020
Global Risks Report 2020
Economic and political polarization will intensify, as collaboration is needed more than ever to respond to severe threats to climate, public health, and technology systems
01/16/2020
SARS Warns South Africans To Watch Out For These New Scams
To make things worse, the scams are quite sophisticated as scams go. For example, here’s the ‘Letter of Demand Scam’:
01/15/2020
MEA biometrics market ‘set to grow at over 21pc’
This task is time consuming, tedious and runs a risk of error due to human fatigue
01/15/2020
Investing in Africa: Four signs of hope you probably missed
For more than a year, he scouted local African talent while making the business case for sports on the continent.
01/14/2020
Using retirement annuities optimally to build long-term wealth
A look at the advantages of unit trust RAs.
01/14/2020
Are Corporate Actions Being Treated Fairly? by William Rouse, Contemi
At a time of unprecedented change, when recurring demands are made on firms’ data management, processing and reporting capabilities, nobody wants to add to their operational burdens.
01/14/2020
Cybersecurity Threats Call for a Global Response
Different public agencies within a country need to communicate seamlessly. And most challenging, information sharing between countries must improve.
01/14/2020
Navigating offshore investments in a world gone mad
Now conditions are very different, valuations are much more stretched and the outlook is more challenging than it was when the last decade started, Koekemoer says.
01/14/2020
Foreign investors expected to snap up government bonds
But in the first few days of January, yields rose somewhat to 8.98 percent for the Govi and 8.26 percent for the R186.
01/14/2020
SSA Investment Bank Fees Hit $555.6m 2019
Equity fees accounted for just 5% of the overall Sub-Saharan African investment banking fee pool during 2019, the lowest share on record, while syndicated lending fees accounted for a record high of 44%. M&A bond fees generated 37% and 13%, respective
01/14/2020
S&P executive gives SA performance outlook for 2020
S&P's outlook on South Africa has taken the country from a negative to a stable outlook
01/14/2020
Will SA capitalise on emerging market opportunities?
I wonder, from an economic point of view, what issues you believe will subject the South African economy to either more punishment or a reprieve from pressure.
01/13/2020
Can Africa really benefit from Brexit?
May’s promise to create a “global Britain” that views Africa as a primary trade partner triggered excitement and expectation on the continent.
01/13/2020
SA economy exists under the shadow of monopolies
As such, all sorts of ideas and interventions are in place to find long lasting solutions to the economy.
01/13/2020
Zimbabwe feels the big squeeze
“Activity has been further constrained by persistent shortages of food, fuel, electricity, and foreign exchange,” said the World Bank.
01/13/2020
6 Habits of Wealthy People
If you're looking to improve your financial position or build wealth for the future, adopting these simple habits of wealthy individuals could help you reach your goals.
01/13/2020
Here's what SA financial experts would do with R10 000 in 2020
5 Easy Ways To Save Money In 2020
01/10/2020
SA economy ‘not in the doldrums, but the nasties’ – economists
Cruickshanks own prediction ranged from -0.5% to 0% growth.