If you're looking to sell your business, or looking to buy one, valuation is important for knowing what an appropriate selling/buying price is. How do you value a small business for sale? You speak to the experts. A professional business valuation will determine the market-related value of the business, as well as provide useful insights in decision-making.
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The Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA) held an online gala event for the 2020 IRFA Best Practices Industry Awards on Thursday, 30 July, acknowledging excellence in the African retirement sector.
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For the past 15 years, the Thuthuka Bursary has funded academically talented African and Coloured learners and students who want to become chartered accountants [CAs(SA)]. If you are one of them, don't delay; the applications window for the 2021 intake has been extended until 30 August 2020.
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Covid-19 has stress tested South African companies of all sizes. In particular, the SMME market has been hard hit. Revenues were decimated during lockdown as customers went online or stopped purchasing altogether. To survive, companies have had to build or upgrade their e-commerce and online customer service offerings. This can put SMMEs at a big disadvantage as they struggle to access the tech talent and capital necessary to build their online presence.
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Govchat announces the digitisation of South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) Social Relief of Distress (SRD) frequently asked questions (FAQs) on WhatsApp in order to assist the SASSA call centre in its inquiries on SRD grants.
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The African Union's Convention on Cyber Security and Data Protection (known as the Malabo Convention) outlines principles which urge all AU member states to respect and protect individuals' rights to privacy online and offline.
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Covid-19 walks into the room and leaves many of us breathless, a terrible reality that we cannot simply wish away. One thing is clear, the pandemic has exposed the many cracks within the system and our lives that we believed were working well.
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In the past, it has been almost impossible to work out brokerage when forex trading. This was solved with a calculator taking into account spreads, commissions and more.
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On 19 June 2020 the Minister of Finance, in terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 38 of 2001 (FICA), published proposed amendments to Schedules 1, 2 and 3 for public comment. The proposed amendments will align FICA with the current International Standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as well as recent legislative amendments.
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Financial leaders are at a tipping point. The choices they are making today will become the bedrock of the industry for years to come. Most organisations have been forced to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic without the luxury of time to consider implications on longer-term sustainability. This begs the question: How can financial executives ensure that the decisions they make today are feasible in a post-Covid future and contribute to a more resilient tomorrow?
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CEO Vacancy Notice The Financial Sector Transformation Council (FSTC) is looking forward to appointing a new Chief Executive Officer on a 5-year fixed-term contract. Read further information and application details.
Learn more30 August 2018 Black Business Growth Funding a win-win for financial sector black empowerment
Learn more22 March 2016 Draft Amended Financial Sector Code published for public comments.
Learn more16 July 2013 The Financial Sector Code (FSC) for Black Economic Empowerment was launched in Johannesburg this morning by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, and Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) gazetted the FSC in December last year under section 9(1) of the BEE Act.
Learn more26 November 2012 The Financial Sector Transformation Council is pleased to announce the gazetting of the Financial Sector Code. The Council wishes to thank the Minister of Finance, Mr Pravin Gordhan, and the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, for their support in finalising and gazetting the FS Code.
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