CGMA research: CFOs must take hands on approach to innovationPublished: Sun, 26 May 13 New report from AICPA and CIMA reveals how finance professionals at Coca-Cola, Royal Dutch Shell and other global innovation leaders help to drive new advancements.
Add another duty to the expanding role of CFOs: Innovation catalyst. New research from CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) ...
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Pan-Pacific Business Association meets in Johannesburg next monthPublished: Sun, 26 May 13 Johannesburg will play host to the 30th annual Pan Pacific Business Conference which will be co-hosted by the University of Johannesburg (UJ) at the Sandton Convention Centre from 3 - 6 June.
Themed 'Forging the Legacies of Emerging Economies', this is the first time this convention has been held outside ...
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Confidence among SA professionals hits 12-month highPublished: Thu, 23 May 13 Confidence levels among South Africa’s graduate professionals climbed to a 12-month high in the first quarter of the year, following a period of extended concern over the political climate, ongoing wildcat strikes and downgrades to the country’s sovereign credit rating.
This is according to the ...
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Hollard and Etana: Doing things differently - AgainPublished: Thu, 23 May 13 The Hollard Group, South Africa’s best-known independent insurance group, is to acquire the business and all remaining shareholding interests in Etana Insurance. The proposed transaction is subject to regulatory and Competition Commission approval.
Etana is a leading provider of intermediated corporate ...
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Mutual & Federal upbeat about its data migration projectPublished: Tue, 21 May 13 Mutual & Federal, a member of the old Mutual Group, has announced that its data migration project, which involves the transfer of customer and broker data from an out-of-date mainframe to a highly automated Tia system (a single insurance application package that supports all lines of business), is progressing ...
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East African insurers adapting to rapid changePublished: Tue, 21 May 13 Regulators in four countries demand a separation of long- and short-term businesses
Johannesburg - Change is never easy, especially when it is imposed by circumstances, rather than by choice. This is being felt by insurers in East Africa who are having to adapt to rapid change with the biggest being regulation ...
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Managing risk across bordersPublished: Mon, 20 May 13
Dr David Hillson FIRM, HonFAPM, PMI Fellow
Many organisations conduct business internationally in our connected world, and we need to consider the particular risks that might arise from operating or trading across borders. We recently ...
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SA impact study shows importance of local film industryPublished: Mon, 20 May 13 The success of South Africa’s burgeoning film industry is already helping to bolster the local economy through the creation of new jobs, according to a new impact study on the industry released by the Department of Arts and Culture.
Clive Shelver, Managing Director at Film & Entertainment Underwriters, ...
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Insure Group prepares to deploy new systemPublished: Fri, 17 May 13 The first details regarding the new Premium Handling System to be deployed by the Insure Group will be become available soon, the company said in a statement today.
According to Group IT Director Ian du Toit, development, testing and deployment teams have been working around the clock over the last year to ...
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New FSP licensing requirements envisaged?Published: Thu, 16 May 13 An article titled Financial Services Sector: get ready to relicense, published in Moneyweb yesterday, will no doubt come as a huge shock to many people in the financial services industry. It appears that licensing will not only apply to new entities falling under the FSB – everybody will be affected, even those ...
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FAIS: Date of First Appointment and the Regulatory ExamsPublished: Thu, 16 May 13 Your date of first appointment determines by when you need to write the level 1 regulatory exam. FAIS Circular 13 of 2012 spells it out as follows:
Sole proprietors, key individuals and representatives authorized, approved or appointed during January 2010 to December 2010 will be included in the extension of the ...
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Hannover Re assumes reinsurance of energy savings warranties in GermanyPublished: Thu, 16 May 13 Hannover: Hannover Re, in cooperation with KlimaProtect, has for the first time developed an energy savings warranty insurance product for industrial enterprises in Germany. This insurance solution enables providers of energy efficiency solutions to guarantee the potential energy savings offered by their retrofit ...
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Momentum growing for better public accountingPublished: Thu, 16 May 13 PwC surveys central governments in 100 countries
Worldwide, governments are increasingly taking steps to improve their accounting and achieve greater transparency – amidst growing recognition that the accounting framework traditionally used by the public sector isn’t fit for the 21st century ...
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Africa Domain Name System Forum to be held in Durban, South Africa, 12-13 July 2013Published: Thu, 16 May 13 Co-organized by the Internet Society, AfTLD, and ICANN, Forum will bring together registries, registrars, experts and policy makers to foster cross-border collaboration
Durban, South Africa - The Africa Domain Name System (DNS) Forum will be held on 12 - 13 July 2013 in Durban, South Africa. The event aims ...
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