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07 November 2018 Erik Venter cancels SAICA membership until the accountancy institute "gets its house in order". 07 November 2018 Zafar 'Zaf' Mahomed will be taking over from Tyrone Soondarjee as the CFO at Cell C. 06 November 2018 Meetings are a waste of time, and other learnings from MTN group executive Herman Singh. 06 November 2018 CFO Pushpender Singla says this could trigger new industrial and economic development in the province. 06 November 2018 W. consulting will hold your hand through the changes that IFRS 9 has brought. 06 November 2018 Claudelle von Eck hopes the 2018 Index will serve as a wake-up call to leaders. 05 November 2018 Oracle and the CFO Summit focus on "Tomorrow, today". See this in action at Thursday's event. 05 November 2018 Charles Russon appointed to Absa Corporate and Investment Banking. Paul O'Flaherty to head Engineering Services. 05 November 2018 Want to keep up to date with the latest developments in finance, but you are short of time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 04 November 2018 The pharmacy group CFO must feel comfortable he's delivering to the best of his abilities. 02 November 2018 KPMG chairman Wiseman Nkuhlu commends the dilligence and professionalism of the team who served Nedbank. 02 November 2018 CEO Ruschka Raidoo says companies should use analytics to deliver what their customers want. 02 November 2018 From Naspers's billion-rand tech investment to Comair's IT company, these are the week's biggest deals. 02 November 2018 CFO Avhashoni Ramikosi's name featured prominently in questionable financial transactions amounting to R106 million. 02 November 2018 Capitec CFO and global adventurer Andre du Plessis has been nominated for the CFO Awards. 01 November 2018 Goalfix's Colin Human: Financial modelling is the best tool to help make informed business decisions. 01 November 2018 Amazon's Cape Town region will enable more African organisations to use advanced technologies. 01 November 2018 AfricaRAS's Patricia Stock says companies must understand culture, diversity and local nuance in African countries. 31 October 2018 He is helping to guide the telecoms giant through challenging times and boost MTN's growth. 31 October 2018 Ekurhuleni City's municipal council has suspended Gugu Malaza for non-disclosure of SABC dismissal. 31 October 2018 CFO Summit structure ensures you have access to all the learning opportunities it offers. 31 October 2018 Northam Platinum has appointed Alet Coetzee as their new CFO with effect from 15 November. 30 October 2018 Lori Milner from Beyond the Dress recommends you turn off those email alerts and focus. 30 October 2018 Switch's Brett Terespolsky says new banks are targeting specific market segments - a strategy for success. 30 October 2018 Vincent Pillay faced financial misconduct charges for involvement in the Nelson Mandela memorial service scandal. 30 October 2018 FinTech disruption is allowing digital transacting between bank accounts, removing the dependence on credit cards. 29 October 2018 CFO South Africa welcomes Standard Bank CIB's head, Global Client Coverage to the awards panel. 29 October 2018 Want to keep up to date with the latest developments in finance, but you are short of time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 29 October 2018 Bad hires can be expensive. Nicoli Sauerman says that's why companies need tailored recruitment solutions. 28 October 2018 Capitec CFO André du Plessis talks about loan desirability, motorbikes and the bank as his baby. 28 October 2018 South Africans work two and a half years of overtime by skipping their lunch breaks. 26 October 2018 FNB Business retains SA's Best Business Bank status in Annual Sunday Times Top Brands survey. 26 October 2018 Accenture embraces diversity and fosters greater inclusivity in society with new Johannesburg Pride sponsorship. 25 October 2018 W.consulting will get you ready for the looming IFRS 16 compliance deadline: January 2019. 25 October 2018 PSC continues to investigate Cox Mokgoro's appointment and practices within the Department of Public Works. 25 October 2018 BlackLine's Mike Hibbert: Businesses must transform their financial close process to become more efficient. 25 October 2018 Naspers has announced the appointment of Tim Jacobs as CFO of the new MultiChoice Group. 24 October 2018 EY will be a partner at the CFO Summit - delivering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities. 24 October 2018 An accountant with an entertainment background had a vision to make accounting accessible for all. 24 October 2018 Verimark Holdings have announced their half-year revenue and intention to delist from the JSE. Again. 24 October 2018 Patrick Jodas has been appointed as the CFO at P&N Bank as of October. 23 October 2018 PwC's Lullu Krugel shares the etiquette she has developed for professional and personal WhatsApp use. 23 October 2018 Accounting Made Easy demystifies obvious accounting terms often misunderstood by non-accountants. 23 October 2018 Marble Restaurant hosted the prestigious CFO Awards judges, in preparation for the 2019 ceremony. 22 October 2018 Altron's Mteto Nyati says he'll be looking for a demonstrable partnership between finance and business. 22 October 2018 Transnet chair Dr Popo Molefe announced on Sunday that CEO Siyabonga Gama has been fired. 22 October 2018 Municipality "working to survive" with the assets remaining in the wake of the VBS scandal. 22 October 2018 Goalfix CEO Colin Human says financial modelling changed his life. Now he's spreading the word. 22 October 2018 Want to keep up to date with the latest developments in finance, but you are short of time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 21 October 2018 Otsile Matheba believes the new exchange will overcome the challenge of competing with a monopoly. 19 October 2018 The suspension will give Steinhoff time to focus on its recovery, restructure some subsidiary debt. 19 October 2018 While retaining top position overall, South Africa did lose ground in two important metrics. 19 October 2018 The acting commissioner says SARS is "going in the right direction but facing choppy seas." 19 October 2018 Edge Growth Stuart Townshend says senior leadership must remove obstacles to appointing small business suppliers. 18 October 2018 Markitects' Ian Rheeder says neuroscience holds the key to mastering customer experience management. 18 October 2018 Mr Price's current CFO will take over from CEO Stuart Bird from 1 January 2019. 18 October 2018 Pressure is a privilege. Champions adapt. That's what CFOs took home from world-renowned coach Richard Sutton. 18 October 2018 The Cape Town International Convention Centre announced the appointment of new CFO, Wayne de Wet. 17 October 2018 Arno Daehnke's insights into cybersecurity, risk and data analytics will enlighten CFO Summit participants. 17 October 2018 CFO Robin Seabrook: Our focus is providing a good future for staff that stood together. 17 October 2018 Mireille Levenstein will be taking up the role of CFO of Long4Life from November. 16 October 2018 Having a clear narrative for your organisation will make negative events less threatening. 16 October 2018 Lori Milner from Beyond the Dress is a whizz at guiding you to complete every task in one day and own your time. 16 October 2018 Pick n Pay hopes to build on its positive performance in the six months to come. 15 October 2018 Want to keep up to date with the latest developments in finance, but you are short of time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 13 October 2018 Broll anticipates an uptick in companies focusing on delivering strategic value after the SA elections. 13 October 2018 Absa's Virtual Pay generates a single-use account number for each transaction, explains Julie Hayes. 13 October 2018 SAICA affirms commitment to restoring trust in profession, investigates CAs(SA) implicated in VBS fraud. 12 October 2018 Leaders must be conscious of the impact they have on other people, says Afrox FD. 12 October 2018 The future is looking brighter for Tiger Brands, as the company re-opens its processing facility. 11 October 2018 Unilever Southern Africa's Vice President of Finance Mikateko Tshetshe has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Finance Africa . 11 October 2018 The International Monetary Fund recommends steps policymakers must take to address the slowing growth. 11 October 2018 Judges say that the work CFO SA does with Thomson Reuters is empowering Africa's success. 10 October 2018 Cognition Holdings buys into Private Property as co-owner with Caxton & CTP. 10 October 2018 Draftworx's Earl Steyn shares the easiest way to be compliance and XBRL-ready in 2018. 10 October 2018 WTS Business Services' Daren Mudaly says AI is a game changer in data management. 10 October 2018 Ian Rheeder: Robots are here, but the future needs humans who empathise, love and lead. 09 October 2018 President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Tito Mboweni as Finance Minister, having accepted Nhlanhla Nene's resignation. 09 October 2018 Today's leaders face an increasingly young workforce. Resistance is futile: Learn to work with them. 09 October 2018 Cobus Grove shares how the path less taken has been the right path for him. 09 October 2018 Colin Human tells Finance Indaba audiences: the value of financial modelling lies in its flexibility. 08 October 2018 Want to keep up to date with the latest developments in finance, but you are short of time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience. 08 October 2018 KPMG South Africa announced CEO Nhlamulo Dlomu will be taking up a new global role. 08 October 2018 A new app allows investors to buy farming assets, watch them grow, and make money. 07 October 2018 A new online alternative lending platform promises to assist small businesses with securing funding. 07 October 2018 Innovation doesn't happen unless you have the people on board to drive it - start there. 07 October 2018 DocFox gives SMEs a novel support tool in ongoing anti-money laundering battle. 07 October 2018 Management and finance must set the tone for governance to penetrate all through the business. 06 October 2018 Customer is king in customer-centric design thinking, Dr Rael Futerman told the Finance Indaba. 06 October 2018 Cloud is coming, but how do you ready yourself? Exploring cloud strategy with Vaughan Mason. 05 October 2018 Urbanised economies are prime opportunities for fintech firms, and Africa is set to offer scores of these. 05 October 2018 Marlon Parker urged finance professionals to use hope to unlock innovation in their organisations. 05 October 2018 Deon Fredericks will be acting as the interim CFO at SAA for 12 months. 05 October 2018 Real change will require assessing our often faulty beliefs - and a little bit of faith. 05 October 2018 Effective public sector CFOs need innovation, commitment and a good understanding of their customer needs. 05 October 2018 Carol Lupiya said finance professionals should avoid "elevator commentary" and provide insight that drives change. 05 October 2018 Want to perform better? Richard Sutton says to look after the bacteria in your gut. 04 October 2018 Cyber attacks can cripple effect businesses. Finance professionals must install the necessary system security. 04 October 2018 Standard Bank impresses with its well-structured online banking platform for all business sizes. 04 October 2018 W.consulting's Bruce Mackenzie warned that SA needs to urgently prepare for IFRS 15, 9, 16 and 7. 04 October 2018 Cryptocurrency can only go mainstream and deliver on its full potential when regulators embrace it. 04 October 2018 The square meter per person of office space has already reduced in many major SA corporates. 04 October 2018 Businesses need to invest in targeting the next generation consumer for future growth, says i-Pay. 04 October 2018 Alexander Forbes has announced the resignation of Group CFO Naidene Ford-Hoon from 31 December. 04 October 2018 Mqondisi Gumede warns, if big business doesn't decentralise it won't survive the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 04 October 2018 A Standard Bank solution custom-designed for entrepreneurs makes the accountant the hero for their client. 04 October 2018 Two top executives share their views on the evolving function of finance leaders in 2018 and beyond. 04 October 2018 Accounting Made Easy's Mark Samowitz: People aren't bad at accounting - they are merely taught badly. 04 October 2018 Blockchain will deliver a globalised economy, making it as easy to send money as information. 04 October 2018 Marnus Broodryk told the Finance Indaba that everything they believe about entrepreneurship is wrong. 03 October 2018 Work hard at what you're good at, keeping your values skills intact, and then give back. 03 October 2018 Lifehacker Martijn Aslander: To negotiate a future we can't imagine, we need some serious skills. 03 October 2018 Wits Business School's Brian Armstrong says companies that have failed to transform do not grow. 03 October 2018 'Non-FinTech' - from drones through to computer vision - can be applied to the banking sector. 03 October 2018 Shift from doing digital to being digital, from digital projects to digital in your DNA. 03 October 2018 Diarise around career, relationship and self, and don't change these blocks of time unless critical. 03 October 2018 Standard Bank's Lebohang Monama: The Fourth Industrial Revolution will rewrite the rules of the game. 03 October 2018 Dave Sohigian says the cloud is producing huge results in the US, Europe and Asia. 03 October 2018 Even those who rate themselves 10/10 at Excel still have new things to learn. 03 October 2018 Real-time interbank settlements, one-click outsourced trust: finance as you knew it is undergoing a revolution.Comair CEO cancels SAICA membership from January 2019
Cell C appoints Zaf Mahomed as new CFO
Knowledge shared: 10 lessons that drive career success
Vedanta to invest $1 billion in Northern Cape zinc smelter
IFRS 9 obstacles can be overcome with targeted training
IIA SA 2018 Corporate Governance Index reveals a drop in corporate ethics
CFO Summit partner Oracle supports the "augmented CFO"
Charles Russon and Paul O'Flaherty moving up in Absa
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 44, 2018
Dis-Chem's Rui Morais: "I am my own harshest critic"
EY and Deloitte to replace KPMG as Nedbank's external auditors
Raise the Bar Analytics: ALL industries need to focus on data analytics
M&A roundup: the week's biggest deals
SAPS chief financial officer Avhashoni Ramikosi suspended
Andre du Plessis nominated for 2019 CFO Awards
Three ways financial modelling improves business outcomes
Amazon Web Services to open an infrastructure region in Cape Town
Africa Risk Advisory Services: Within every African challenge lies an opportunity
MTN CFO Ralph Mupita nominated for CFO Awards 2019
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality suspends CFO
Unparalleled learning opportunities at the CFO Summit
Alet Coetzee appointed as new Northam Platinum CFO
Slay the procrastination monster with these top tips
What SA's new banks will mean for the future of financial services
Buffalo City Metro's CFO guilty of financial misconduct
iPay: FinTech solutions enable participation in the digital economy
Standard Bank CIB's Luvuyo Masinda joins CFO Awards Panel of Judges
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 43, 2018
Network Recruitment: The right skills and the right fit are not the same thing
Capitec's CFO: "You need to see your clients to see what they need"
Only a third of SA employees take their full lunch hour
FNB Business remains South Africa's Best Business Bank
Accenture comes out of the closet
Get compliant with W.consulting's IFRS 16 cheat sheet
PSC finds appointment of Department of Public Works CFO irregular
Embracing an automated approach to financial close
Tim Jacobs joins MultiChoice Group's new board as CFO
EY underscores commitment to knowledge sharing with CFO Summit Partnership
Accounting Made Easy - Transforming finance training
Verimark putting wheels in motion to delist
Patrick Jodas moves to Australian P&N Bank
How to use WhatsApp as a business tool so that everyone doesn't hate you
Get a handle on the top-five misunderstood accounting terms
CFO Awards season kicks off with the exclusive Judges' Dinner
Altron CEO joins CFO Awards judging panel
Siyabonga Gama has been fired as Transnet CEO
Giyani Municipality CFO fired over suspected VBS involvement
Financial modelling a predictive tool for business change
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 42, 2018
A2X CFO: It's tough being up against the JSE
Steinhoff Netherlands lawsuit suspended until next year
South Africa retains top position on Absa Financial Markets Index
Mark Kingon present SARS annual report to parliament
Transformation is driving enterprise development to deliver competitiveness
Three tips to get you to know your customer better
Mr Price CFO Mark Blair to take over as CEO
Adapt and thrive under stress: CFO dinner guests learn from sports
CTICC appoints Wayne de Wet as new CFO
Standard Bank Group FD to share strategy insights at CFO Summit
Steinhoff breakaway Mr. Tekkie's CFO excited about new startup
Long4Life appoints Mireille Levenstein as CFO
Tim London: A good story will help your staff to make sense of facts
3 hacks for using your calendar and owning your time
PnP delivers its strongest six-month trade performance in five years
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 41, 2018
Malcolm Horne: Professional property services can add value to the bottom line
Absa - Virtual payments help to eliminate fraud
SAICA moves against CAs mentioned in VBS fraud report
Matthias Vogt: The effort of my people makes me a successful leader
Tiger Brands reopens Germiston facility, closed since listeriosis outbreak
Mikateko Tshetshe takes up the role of VP of Finance Africa at Unilever
IMF cuts global growth forecast as world's economy plateaus
CFO South Africa finalist in 2018 Thomson Reuters Excellence Awards
PrivateProperty.co.za valued at R254 million in transfer of ownership
Draftworx will tackle automation and compliance for you
Artificial intelligence the best tool for data analysis
Neuroscience and the return of human skills in an AI world
Tito Mboweni now occupies highest finance position in the nation
Leading the youth of today: Accept them and roll with it
Pursue your own goals, not others' expectations
No-one can predict a company's future, but they can come close
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 40, 2018
Leadership changes and suspension lifted for KPMG South Africa
Impact Farming: Technology enables investments in farming assets
Online alternative lending may be solution to SMEs' financial woes
Bank CFOs share people-focused innovation strategies
KYC gets harder - particularly for SMEs
Governance matters even more than you think
The d-school takes you from problem solving to design thinking
Pointers for cloud beginners, from PwC
SW7 sees promising markets for fintech companies emerging in Africa
Using hope to achieve the impossible
SAA recruits Telkom CIO Deon Fredericks as interim CFO
Vusi Thembekwayo: Awareness is empowering because it brings about change
Leading public sector CFOs say they need a mixed bag of skills to deliver
Get your figures to tell a story and support decision-making
Heal your gut to boost your performance, says expert coach
Kudakwashe Charandura: New technology comes with increased risks of cybercrime
Seamless integration for all your business banking needs
Change is the new normal for reporting standards
Cryptocurrency utopia only possible in a regulated environment
Technology is reducing office spaces and potentially saving jobs
Growing the pie: tap into the next-gen consumer now
Alexander Forbes' Group CFO Naidene Ford-Hoon, quits
Mqondisi Gumede: Business must adopt more of a ground-up approach to survive in future
Banking designed to help - not hinder - entrepreneurs
Get your hands dirty - The gardener's guide to finance leadership
Everyone needs to "speak" accounting - it's the blueprint of the organisation
Blockchain Academy: We are on the brink of closing the loop on economic globalisation
Audience uplifted by Finance Indaba keynote on identifying true success
Cold tea, hot takes: Rob Katz's lessons for leaders
This is the beginning of the end of industries
South African companies urged to speed up digital transformation
Beyond fintech - disruptive tech promises to improve banking
Fast-forward: EY's James Matcher unpacks digital leadership
Lori Milner reveals how to become a schedule whisperer
Businesses that are not technologically advanced risk becoming irrelevant
Workday: Why you can't afford to ignore the cloud any longer
Dan Stillerman: Excel is amazing witchcraft
Brave new world of finance - powered by FinTech
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