Leadership Lessons Instilling ethical leadership BPO the way to go? Integrated Reporting envelops the world The APC SAICA’s New ‘Part II’ Executives from innovative SA companies share how they lead upfront – and from behind. Leadership Lessons The death of ex-British prime minister Margaret Thatcher spawned an outburst of debate on the qualities of leadership,…
Internal audit: harnessing its full potential Internal audit is not a one-size-fits-all function, and typically not everyone in the organisation agrees on what its primary focus should be. If you ask yourself as an audit committee member what you see as internal audit’s primary function—assurance and value protection, strategic focus and value creation, business risk…
2013/14 Budget what it offers small businesses SAICA’s proposals are well-received by SARS, which promises benefits for small businesses. The budget process for 2013 commenced late in 2012 when a call was made to interested parties to send in proposals for changes to the Tax Acts. As in previous years, SAICA got actively involved and…
Free cash flows are not colourless as they tend to be defined depending on the type of free cash flow valuation being performed. I once posed this question to students in an equity valuation lecture. The response to this question tentacle to a number of issues: 1. Is there a single valid starting point for…
Governing IT through Strategic Alignment Many businesses find themselves stuck in the technology gap: what company boards expect from IT governance is often far removed from what IT departments comprehend as the business’s needs. Boards cannot rely on IT to understand their business needs and to bridge the technology gap, but must use business strategy…
Africa’s Economic Evolution Many pathways, some of them dead ends, weaved Africa’s economic story – a story of investment, unlocked natural capital, complex adaptive process and competitive struggle for survival, with modest accumulation. What we are left with is today’s mix of medieval-with-modern economic modes. Underperformance is the leitmotif of contemporary state-dominated economies. Nonetheless, Africa…
Investing with Him VS her? Investing is historically a male-dominated industry; therefore it’s logical that there are significantly more male fund managers than female fund managers. Yet statistically, female and male fund managers approach decision-making differently. But how does this affect the return I earn? If I’m comparing the results of two funds which are…