Lisdoonvarna, a little village in Ireland, has been celebrating the Matchmaking Festival since the mid-18th century. It started with a surgeon discovering the beneficial effects of its water and from there the popularity of the mineral springs would, with the harvest safely in, bring hundreds of bachelor farmers to town in search of a wife.…
Sleek silhouettes in motion BMW 225i Active Tourer Ford Fusion BMW 225i Active Tourer BMW enters a new chapter in its history with its first production front-wheel drive vehicle. Also, this is the first MPV-style vehicle from the marque. In keeping with tradition, the infamous kidney grill has remained intact, and so too has…
Global 500 It was a topsy-turvey year. Collectively, the 500 biggest companies in the world ranked by revenue set a new record in 2014 by generating $31,2 trillion in sales, a gain of 0,5% over 2013. But total profit for the global 500 fell nearly 15% to $1,7 trillion. One major reason for the plunge…
The Bank Supervision Department of the South African Reserve Bank, headed up by the Registrar of Banks, is responsible for regulating and supervising all the registered banks and banking groups in South Africa. Neil Maree explains The Bank Supervision Department (BSD) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) derives its authority, rights, and powers from…
That there are ‘horses for courses’ and that no single solution works for all situations cannot be disputed. But an ever-increasing number of ‘horses’ will find they are better suited to a group retirement annuity (RA) solution than to an umbrella fund solution, says Dave Johnson Umbrella funds were originally designed for employers that had…
According to the National Cancer Registry, one in every 33 women in South Africa is at risk of contracting breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. With October being breast cancer awareness month, this serves as a timely reminder of how important it is for women to plan financially to ensure their own financial…
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT BEE and its surrounding legislation has long been a topic of heated debate. With strong opinions on either side of the spectrum, should it be scrapped entirely, or embraced wholeheartedly? By Searle Silverman1 More than 20 years into a new democratic era, Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), or what is more recently…
Shaun van den Berg, Head of Client Education PSG Wealth With market volatility the order of the day, rand cost averaging, or phasing your money into the market, is a strategy to reduce risk. The price that you pay for any investment forms the basis for your future returns. Ideally, you want to invest when…
Tucker was born in Pretoria and he drew inspiration from his father who is an accountant and his mother who is a medical doctor. His mother fostered in Steven a wide range of interests. For example, she is a member of the South Africa Archaeological Society as well as the Astronomical Society of South Africa.…
What constitutes B-BBEE fronting? It refers to the misrepresentation of a company’s B-BBEE status. It involves misleading the users of the B-BBEE certificate by stating that the business is more transformed than it actually is. Even though B-BBEE participation remains a voluntary process, the act of fronting has now been criminalised in the amended B-BBEE…