9th annual survey on top business risks attracts record participation of 2,700+ experts from over 100 countries Cyber incidents have become more damaging and expensive for companies – and often result in lawsuits and litigation after the event Business interruption ranks second, but remains a key challenge with digitalization and civil unrest creating new causes…
Zero-based budgeting can be a powerful tool to engage and empower line managers, increase budget transparency and make sure your spending actually supports your business goals. Doing it purely as a cost-cutting exercise will undermine all the benefits, though READ FULL ARTICLE
64% of US large-cap funds under performed the S&P 500 over 1 year, and 82% over five years! At home, only 34% of equity funds under performed the S&P South Africa DSW over one year but, sadly, 91% under performed over five years (2018 SPIVA Scorecard) READ FULL ARTICLE
Don’t be caught making saddles when you should be making car seats. That was the key message restated by several innovation experts at the CA(SA) of the Future conference. Words: Monique Verduyn Digital transformation is reshaping industries across the globe. Klaus Schwab, executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, wrote that the Fourth Industrial Revolution…
The diagram above is an excellent rendition of the current debate on executive leadership. I find this particularly entertaining, as I have been following this topic for well on 30 years now. Hence I have coined the terms principle-/value-based leader, Upside-down Leader, or UDL for short. If your executive boss is the leader on the…
Alwyn van der Merwe, Director of Investments at Sanlam Private Wealth South Africa: 2019 was a year of significant – mainly positive – surprises for equity investors in general, despite SA shares lagging global peers. Contrary to expectation, the year has seen a more than 20% total return in global equities, while positive real returns…
It is common for business owners to take out a policy for the purpose of enabling a person to acquire a deceased person’s share in a business. The share in the business can relate to the whole or part of the deceased’s interest in a partnership or the deceased’s share or like interest in a…
by Colin du Toit, Madelein Burger, Elodie Maume from Webber Wentzel On 5 November, the JSE Limited (JSE) announced amendments to its Listings Requirements to strengthen the regulation of primary listings and secondary listings. The amendments follow an extensive consultation process with the market and the public that kicked off in September 2018 after the JSE released a…
Nestled in the historic front-lines where the Anglo-Boer War’s Battle of Elandslaagte played out, Ladysmith’s Nambiti Hills Private Game Experience offers more than you expect. READ FULL ARTICLE
The new and revised auditor reporting standards became effective for audits of financial statements for periods ending on or after 15 December 2016. With more than two years of post-implementation experience, SAICA provides an overview and analysis of the revised format of the auditor’s reports of certain entities listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).…