Missing piece of a puzzle But how can it be neutral? In the first of his new Nicholls & Dimes series, social value expert (and optimist) Jeremy Nicholls responds to the recent Reith lectures delivered by former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney – and asks how eminent economists can explore new notions of ‘value’…
Implementing strategy in a family-owned private company In a series of interviews, I explore the approaches of different business leaders (all of them chartered accountants) to strategy. This month I was in conversation with Garrick Bowker, CEO of the Tavcor Motor Group Tavcor is a family-owned private company employing 300 people with dealerships in Port…
With the poor financial position the South African government finds itself in, with low single-digit growth forecasts and spiralling debt, it could very well be left to accountants to help lead an economic recovery process by producing international standards of financial reporting and analysis to promote strategic decisions and allow for greater transparency The appendix…
Executives of South African listed companies are increasingly incentivised using share-based remuneration. However, the valuation of share-based remuneration is complex and disclosure thereof in annual reports is often inconsistent – providing an opaque picture of what executives realise from such remuneration Globally, executive remuneration has become a topic of interest to shareholders, regulators, and even…
From 2022, the global financial reporting agenda is set to change. How will South African companies be impacted? This change comes as the global standard-setter, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), is embarking on its third agenda consultation. Much like the changes which were brought about by the second agenda consultation, the new global financial…
Its key feature is that it is one of SA’s fastest charging smartphones. With a built-in output charging pin, the device gets to 100% in just 36 minutes safely, to ensure better usage and functionality over longer periods of time. This is an added advantage to many other functionalities in a technological and online driven…