Financial Reporting Audit firm No Document Organisation Topics address Date issued 1 Accounting implications of the conflict in Ukraine Grant Thornton Events after the reporting period, Going Concern March 2022 2 Financial Reporting Alert 22-1 — Financial Reporting Considerations Arising From the Russia-Ukraine War Deloitte Several including o Impairment of Non-financial Assets (including Goodwill), Financial…
When it comes to your continuing professional development (CPD), the learning activities you select can take your career from good to great. With so much at stake, how can you navigate your CPD to ensure it gives you the professional edge? For you, your career, and your life to go from good to great, your…
Unique leader, exemplary teacher and world-class academic – Professor Enrico Uliana(1950-2022) The University of Cape Town (UCT) community is mourning the passing of Professor Enrico Uliana (16 February 1950 – 24 January 2022), an acclaimed and respected academic, an exemplary teacher, and the university’s executive director (ED) for finance from 2001 until his retirement at…
Almost everybody says they want to write a book, but it’s easier said than done. Tramayne Monaghan CA(SA), former CFO of Tencent Africa, used lockdown to achieve his dream and 21 months later, he is proud to say that his book The Shepherd and the Beast is on the shelves of bookstores −and he’s already…
Petri Basson CA(SA) quickly realised during articles that technology would have a massive impact on the accounting industry and that he would have to upskill himself to keep up with it. Even today, he says, things are changing so fast, one can never just sit back and rely on your existing knowledge. He has become…
How do you make others feel? We are just at the start of 2022, and already there’s been a big focus on leaders worldwide and the need for good leaders. There has also been a considerable focus on the type of leadersmaking news now. And everywhere people are asking: Is your leadership selfless, empathetic and…
Julian Palliam CA(SA), 2017 Top 35 finalist, worked his way rapidly through the ranks of multinational companies, fearlessly taking on various responsibilities including managing over R1-billion divisions. Post articles at Deloitte, Julian joined the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation, a multinational and FTSE 100 company that was expanding into Africa. He joined as employee number 006…
After gleaning vast amounts of valuable business acumen and insight during articles at Deloitte, Mariam Tayob Cassim CA(SA), along with her husband, rather serendipitously started a sweet factory called Richester Foods. Mariam has played a core role in growing the company from its novel beginnings to exponential success. Today the business boasts 600 employees and…
This year, SAICA’s Thuthuka programme celebrates its 20th year of changing lives and transforming the profession. Throughout the year, we’ll be celebrating some of the numerous milestones this programme has achieved. Milestone 1: SAICA membership demographics have changed significantly In 1980, there were only 8 African and coloured CAs(SA) in South Africa. Today, there are…
Collaborative partnerships between the private, public and development sector has the potential to create great impact and momentum to effect change in our country. One such example is a recent project that saw four companies get together to support 30 SMMEs on their development journey towards growth in the chemical industry. Intertek, a leading Total…