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New Legislation
Category: Articles/Development
... 2010, the Consumer Protection Act comes into effect. Signed in April 2009, it gives business a grace period of 18 months to get their 'house in order', after which the National Consumer Commission will ...Thursday, 02 September 2010 -
Economic recovery
Category: Articles/Investments
... crisis to buy government treasury bonds. Effectively the Fed will be using the money to buy other debt -- government debt in the form of bonds -- and financing its deficit by printing money. This, however ...Monday, 23 August 2010 -
State of pension funds
Category: Articles/Investments
... the opposite effect was found, which raises concerns over the funds’ long-term performance as well as their role as market stabilisers. Preliminary results from a pilot date exercise on large pension ...Tuesday, 17 August 2010 -
Media Release
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
... said RBS clients need only follow a simple procedure to activate their free E9 service, shortly after which they will be contacted about the service. Petersen describes the service as one of the most effective ...Monday, 26 July 2010 -
Currency policy
Category: Articles/Other
... taxation of inflows, such as applied by Brazil, are effective; and while economic theory tells us that a narrowing of interest differentials should lead to a decline in inflows, this is not always the ...Tuesday, 29 June 2010 -
Investing in an African future
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
New africa CEO to take ernst & young to even greater heights Ernst & Young just announced that it has appointed Ajen Sita as its CEO for Africa, effective 1 July 2010. Ajen succeeds Philip ...Tuesday, 22 June 2010 -
Five year milestone reached
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
... aims to achieve equity returns with less market risk. Effectively the fund is a long equity portfolio with active stock picking, which targets medium term capital preservation through equity portfolio ...Tuesday, 22 June 2010 -
It’s a question of trust
Category: Articles/Development
... based on this data, ensuring that clients’ queries are dealt with more effectively. For Discovery Life, which has far fewer interactions with clients than Discovery Health, the most service intensive ...Monday, 31 May 2010 -
Keeping pace in a fast-changing world
Category: Articles/Other
... legislation, have an impact on how intermediaries staff and run their business. To be truly effective, your employee base should reflect your client base. It needs to have an understanding of the servicing ...Monday, 31 May 2010 -
Sovereign debt
Category: Articles/Investments
... but also that of South Africa. Europe, including the UK, is South Africa’s largest trading partner. Any economic slowdown of one's largest trading partner will have a negative effect on one's own economy. ...Tuesday, 25 May 2010 -
Investment opinion
Category: Articles/Investments
... largest investors are following these findings – including the world’s largest investor, Calpers. Why the Krugerrand According to SA Bullion, the most cost-effective and secure way for serious investors ...Tuesday, 18 May 2010 -
Opinion
Category: Articles/Other
... are paying, and a lack of options as to what can be done to reduce costs. Behaviour of end users can not be driven towards becoming more cost effective, and there is often a feeling of being locked in ...Monday, 17 May 2010 -
Chinese Stocks
Category: Articles/Investments
... the coalmine. Until clearer evidence emerges, the cyclical bull market remains intact but barely so. I will monitor this situation very closely for a possible leash effect regarding global stock markets,” ...Thursday, 06 May 2010 -
The Rise of Gold
Category: Articles/Investments
... investors are concerned about the medium-term outlook,” says Du Plessis. “It is unclear what the effect of China’s efforts to cool its economy will be on the global economy, especially in light of debt ...Tuesday, 13 April 2010 -
Sales Force Investment
Category: Articles/Investments
... experience has identified a number of trends which are often worth deeper investigation. These include an over-reliance on new technology and processes to improve sales force productivity and effectiveness; ...Wednesday, 24 March 2010 -
Worlds Focus
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
... of Human Settlements will address “The role of emerging estate agents within the new human settlements strategy’; • Gabriel Davel, CEO of the National Credit Regulator, will examine “The effect ...Wednesday, 24 March 2010 -
Closing in on lease loss claims
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
... objectives, is to effectively ring-fence losses attributable to capital allowances in respect of certain leased assets. The assets in question, termed “affected assets”, include machinery, plant and aircraft. ...Friday, 19 March 2010 -
Tax matters
Category: Articles/Investments
... off against the taxpayers’ other taxable income. The mechanism that section 23A employs to achieve its anti-avoidance objectives, is to effectively ring-fence losses attributable to capital allowances ...Thursday, 18 March 2010 -
Social and ethics issues
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
... advisory panel. These draft regulations should be opposed on both a superficial and a more fundamental level. Although there are certain exemptions, the draft regulations effectively mean that public ...Friday, 05 March 2010 -
New online platform
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
... of unit trusts in a cost-effective, convenient and user-friendly way, while providing them with independent advice to ensure they choose the funds which best meet their specific investment needs. ...Friday, 05 March 2010 -
Legislation Changes Regarding Medical aid and Subsistence Allowance Rates Effective 1st March
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
... be a taxable fringe benefit with effect from 1 March 2010 and the taxable benefit value may not be reduced by the cap amount. He says that this has no effect on the tax payable by the employee, as the ...Monday, 01 March 2010 -
Softline VIP
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
... this taxation change entails, in plain language, is that the full value of a company medical aid contribution is now taxable as a fringe benefit of the employee. While these changes will have no effect ...Friday, 26 February 2010 -
What you need to know about the 2010 budget
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
... effect on the motor industry in the short term. Added to this, people will have to take into account the fact that from 1 March, the ‘deemed kilometres’ provision will fall away and that in future, ...Tuesday, 23 February 2010 -
A GOOD NEWS BUDGET FOR THE RICH
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
... abolition of Estate Duty. “In general, the budget has brought better news than many had expected and it should have the effect of stimulating economic growth. It’s safe to say that the Minister ...Friday, 19 February 2010 -
Budget 2010
Category: Articles/Other
... elite. More fuel-efficient cars will be subject to a lower effective tax charge. Whether this will lead South African politicians and captains of industry to set the example and start to drive smaller ...Thursday, 18 February 2010 -
New Legislation Makes Business Travel Allowances not Worthwhile
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
16th February, 2010 – New legislation effective 1 March 2010, involving major changes to business travel rules, will make the payment of a travel allowance no longer worthwhile. This is according to ...Tuesday, 16 February 2010 -
Old friends
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
... growth is in part the result of its longstanding partnership with Softline Accpac – an effective accounting system allowed Dinamark to focus on its business knowing its stock and accounts were taken care ...Monday, 15 February 2010 -
South African Revenue Protection Association Convention 2010
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
... • How to ensure the consumers support the effort • Legal issues and solutions • New innovations and strategies • Creating an effective environment for revenue protection • Funding and viability ...Wednesday, 10 February 2010 -
SARS changes
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
... effect from 1 March, the tax consequences of medical aid, retirement annuities and travel allowances are also changing. “The full company medical aid contribution is now taxable. However, the tax deductible ...Wednesday, 03 February 2010 -
Why loyalty pays
Category: Media Releases/Media Releases
... had two major effects. Firstly, consumers are able to compare costs like never before and, secondly, a whole range of new providers and intermediaries have been attracted to the personal insurance sector. ...Wednesday, 03 February 2010
