We’ve been spending some time discussing the power of compounding and how to assess critically whether your investment returns are beating your own personal inflation. But, how do we view our financial wealth and whether it’s increasing in value? Do we look at the growth in value over a specified time period, or do…
The next time you are asked to speak, you can use this simple structure to script your speech. This structure works very effectively for short talks of between 7 and 18 minutes. Your first 45 seconds: The most disengaging way to start speaking is to tell people your name, the title of your talk, and…
SEA few months ago, the Statistician-General released a report showing an increase in people living in extreme poverty. This may seem like a social problem removed from business, but it is closer to business leadership and the decisions taken daily. More and more leaders are exposed to either societal pressure, client or market pressure, social…
‘It’s about time in the market not timing the market’ goes the golden rule of investing. Dalbar’s research found that over the past 20 years, investors in equity funds have lagged the S&P 500 benchmark by an average of 4,66% per year. Trying to time the markets is a key destroyer of wealth creation. So…
Regardless of one’s belief about the causes, global warming is a reality – this was the message conveyed by a recent survey of finance leaders that reveals the impact of global warming on the environment and business operations. Jemelyn Yadao finds out from Hong Kong CPAs how environmental issues affect companies and how they can…
How should the requirements of the Companies Act regarding disclosure of the value of share-based payments to directors be applied? Some present disclosure practices on the rand-value of the directors’ remuneration arising from share-based incentives are discussed to ascertain how listed companies interpret and apply the requirements of the Companies Act of 2008 Directors’ remuneration…
Have you noticed that problems are solved and decisions are made differently today, especially by millennials? What’s the first thing that they do – and you probably do too, even if you are definitely pre-millennial? They Google it, of course. Back in my day, pre-Google, we’d probably think about what we’d done before in similar…
In the long term, the defining quality of a successful business is not its profit, revenue, or capacity for innovation: it’s how it adapts The world of enterprise is constantly adjusting to the rapid pace of technological change and a key test of your business’ stability and viability is whether it can keep up. But…
When a company’s strategic focus turns to equity raising, it is critical for the company to determine what type of investor will best support the company’s strategic imperatives over the long term. Robert Peché, Corporate Finance Associate at Bravura, an independent investment banking firm specialising in corporate finance and structured solutions services, highlights the key…
Many businesses require additional capital to grow the business or to facilitate the exit of an existing shareholder or partner. Some of these businesses do not qualify to obtain funding from a bank, or the balance sheet cannot afford additional loan funding. In other instances, equity funding may be preferred for long term strategic reasons…