It’s about the customer, stupid Great changes shaping investment managers The future of financial reporting for insurance contracts The IFRS 9 ‘hold to collect’ business model It’s about the customer, stupid The impact of FinTech on financial services has yet to be fully felt, but if we think of it as apps and cool technology…
Main Heading: SPECIAL FEATURE: GLOBAL TRENDS SEO: trends; global trends, future, technology; banking; 2016 2016 Ten trends to watch Analytics Trends 2016: The next evolution Global capital markets: Significant changes ahead The future of banking 2016 Ten trends to watch Which trends are set to gain momentum in 2016? A new report from Fjord, a design and…
Finally some positive news … the rand below R15/$ and the ALSI back above the 50k mark. By Garth Saunders It was a month of two halves as oil rebounded 24% into the middle of the month followed by equities, gold and commodity currencies (CAD, AUD and ZAR). The conundrum of high inflation, slow growth…
SAICA’s numerous initiatives to transform the profession by building and accelerating the pipeline of prospective African, coloured and Indian chartered accountants are bearing fruit as results from the first sitting of the 2016 Initial Test of Competence (ITC) examination show. Karin Iten reports In January 2016, 2 561 aspiring chartered accountants (CA(SA)) sat for the first…
If compounding investment returns could be considered the Eighth Wonder of the World, then compounding investment costs can be similarly dramatic: for instance, just a 2% annual increase in return could triple your money over 50 years. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has noted that on a $100 000 portfolio, over 20 years a…
BMW 340i Opel Adam BMW 340i Time flies, they say, so the latest facelift to the BMW F30 3 Series should have been anticipated. It feels like just a few months ago I wrote the review on the newly launched, much-anticipated, all-new BMW 3 Series (also known as the F30). That being said, the…
Following huge financial crises, the millennial generation of today has experienced a loss of trust in leadership. They are also increasingly civically minded. Leaders must connect with them if they want their business to last. In business, longevity means more than just having your company mark work anniversaries and contribute towards the industry and the…
Editor’s letter The secret to happiness If you could invest in your future happy and healthy self today, where would you put your time and energy? For most of us, happiness is one of the most important goals in life. But do you know what will really make you happy? This question was posed to…
Editor’s letter Socrates is one of the few individuals who has so shaped the cultural and intellectual development of the world that without him, history would have been very different. He is considered one of the founders of Western philosophy, and legend has it that he was once pronounced the wisest man alive by the…
Editor’s letter Purpose of life As another year comes to an end, you might find yourself thinking about your life’s purpose – and everything you still want to do, but haven’t had time to do. Self-help books usually offer predictable steps to finding your life’s purpose: consider your dreams, clarify your values, set some goals,…