Law Society welcomes legal practice bill The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) welcomes the publication of the long-awaited Legal Practice Bill. ‘This Bill has been in the making for more than a decade, and throughout that process, the LSSA has ... Read More » | | | Continuous Professional Development: Part I We will provide readers with an overview of the FSB’s proposals on continuous professional development, or CPD, over the next few weeks. The draft is available on the FSB website, as well as on the Moonstone ... Read More » |
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COSATU protesting proposed changes to Labour Legislation– some amendments likely to be scrapped says ENS COSATU has reacted to new proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Act (LRA), particularly pertaining to laws regarding strikes and picketing, with national outcry. Furthermore, other proposed amendments regarding ... Read More » | | | When not to heed the headlines David Crosoer, Head of Research at PPS Investments
Concerns about the strength of the global recovery have dominated markets over the past year, with renewed worries about the sustainability of the US ... Read More » |
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Proposed amendments to Labour Legislation causing concern for local employers The proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) are causing new controversy, due to potential implications both for employers and employees.
This ... Read More » | | | FSPhub is launched Julius Strydom, CEO of HubIT (Pty) Ltd has informed us that they are embarking on a major rebranding exercise.
HubIT is now trading as eFFiciency Hub, which they believe more accurately describes what they ... Read More » |
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More SA professionals considering emigrating - survey Rising concern over issues such as crime, healthcare and education are leading more graduate professionals in South Africa to consider emigrating, according to the latest results from the PPS Graduate Professionals ... Read More » | | | Employee benefits to encourage savings While details around Government’s retirement reform initiative have yet to be finalised, it appears that the debate around the issue is resulting in an increased focus among employers and employees on the ... Read More » |
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Defining different types of risk
Dr David Hillson FIRM, HonFAPM, PMI Fellow
People sometimes ask how we should define "strategic risk" ... Read More » | | | Economy growing, but challenges remain By Tendani Mantshimuli, consumer economist, Liberty Life
Economic data for the first two months of the year indicate that the South African economy continues to grow, although not as robustly as we would ... Read More » |
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Project management is no popularity contest Observing the decision-makers who select an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution is something of a study of the human condition. From the highs of imagined benefits and anticipated advantages, to the lows ... Read More » | | | From the dark ages to enlightened reporting By Terry Booysen
CEO: CGF Research Institute (Pty) Ltd
Modern day company reporting finds its roots as far back as 7500 BC, which is when we believe the first rudimentary form of accounting records and ... Read More » |
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Masthead welcomes PPS as product partner Masthead recently welcomed PPS as its newest financial services partner and has thereby grown the range of products that Masthead’s independent financial advisor members can offer their clients.
Following ... Read More » | | | Increase in demand for actuaries Increasing legislative requirements could pose a further skills shortage risk
Demand for actuarial skills in South Africa is increasing at a rapid pace, particularly with new legislative compliance requiring ... Read More » |
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Pretium Services Compliance Update – April 2012 The April 2012 Pretium Services Compliance Update has been published in the Insurance Gateway® Knowledge Base.
With a compliance flavour, these newsletters provide a succinct overview of happenings ... Read More » | | | FSB clears up miscommunications in the media concerning the FAIS Regulatory Exams In recent media reports there has been some miscommunication with relation to the RE exams. The Financial Services Board would like to clear up these miscommunications in the following manner:
1) ... Read More » |