On 6 July 2021, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) published Binding Private Ruling 367 (BPR 367) which determined that students in a proposed training programme would not be considered...

It will take many months for South African businesses to rebuild following the loss and damage caused by civil commotion in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, and even longer for the psychological...

All businesses operate under a regulatory regime, in many cases involving multiple regulators and great complexity. While this makes regulatory risk important for investors, the impact of very...

I know I have mentioned this a few times over the course of the last year, but these are very strange times we find ourselves in. The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t just played havoc with many investors’...

Where Central Banks Have Issued Digital Currencies by Katharina Buchholz, Jul 21, 2022 The value of Bitcoins and NFTs might be dwindling, but a different approach to cryptocurrency is growing in...

The effect of the recent MPC on Cash and Investments Bheki Mkhize, CEO Wealth and Investments Solutions and Himal Parbhoo, CEO FNB Retail Cash Investments 24 July 2022 – On Thursday, the Monetary...

The Chinese government's unrelenting crackdown on the internet industry is causing many global investors to 'throw in the towel' on their Chinese equity exposure, spurred by growing fears that other...

This Women’s Month, we are forced to acknowledge the blow that Covid-19 and the associated lockdown has had on the financial standing of women. According to Marguerite Marais, CFP and Technical...

Climate change and its potential costs to mankind made headlines again last week. What was new was the clarity of the message putting changes to the planet’s climate down to the human race. ,The...

Substantial evidence shows that the global population is struggling to build sufficient reserves for a comfortable retirement. However, investors who make use of the services provided by reputable...