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16 August 2018 The real estate company's acquisition of a digital estate agency demonstrates the importance of keeping up with trends. 16 August 2018 Global FinTech company Oradian has announced a strategic partnership with the Association of Non Bank Microfinance Institution of Nigeria 16 August 2018 The fintech startup provides companies with a simpler way to complete their FICA compliance process. 16 August 2018 Increased use of machine learning and cloud services could place the financial world in jeopardy 15 August 2018 Network with South Africa's finance elite at the Sandton Convention Centre on 3 and 4 October. 15 August 2018 The independent education provider has seen a jump in revenue from R1,051 million to R1,242 million. 14 August 2018 South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe's African Rainbow Capital is set to acquire 90% of TymeDigital for an undisclosed sum 14 August 2018 Despite having played a huge role in the company's expansion, CFO David Wells has resigned. 14 August 2018 Retail Pharmacy International has appointed Wayne Beifus as their new CFO with immediate effect. 14 August 2018 Carol Lupiya is the Africa region director for The Finance Business Partner. With a background that spans financial and management accounting and management consulting in public and private sectors, Carol brings her broad experience to companies with the finance business partnering concept - one that she tells CFO Magazine is the key to finance driving better business performance and businesses escaping the 'silo-ism' mentality. 13 August 2018 Debbie Ransby, former finance director of Takeda, has been appointed as its managing director. 13 August 2018 A rise in capital expenditure pushed up depreciation costs while its share price dropped almost eight percent lower. 12 August 2018 Chris van Zyl, Stormers rugby player, keeps himself busy off the field by running an accounting practice. 10 August 2018 The University of Cape Town has launched a massive open online course examining the rise of FinTech companies, regulation and related technology. 10 August 2018 SARS has announced the appointment of Johnstone Makhubu as their permanent CFO. 08 August 2018 July is the first month since the start of this year that the index has risen. 08 August 2018 The future of the finance profession will rely on technological competitive advantage, says Sean Gossel, senior lecturer in Finance at the UCT Graduate School of Business. 08 August 2018 Mining company Glencore this week reported a 23 percent increase in first-half core earnings. 08 August 2018 The construction firm did however say that it might revisit this in future. 08 August 2018 Strong performance from Ecobank, its west African associate, offset a weak showing in South Africa. 08 August 2018 He will be replaced by an interim CEO until a suitable full-time replacement can be found. 08 August 2018 A recently published report by ACCA looks at the interrelation between businesses and society over the years and the importance of good corporate governance. 08 August 2018 The fourth industrial revolution has the potential to disrupt every industry in every country, says UCT-GSB's Rayner Canning. 07 August 2018 "I believe in the mantra: in year one you learn, in year two you deliver your best, in year three you make sure you have a successor in place before you target a more challenging opportunity and elevated role." 07 August 2018 In addition, the country's gross reserves fell to $50.511 billion in July, down from $50.582 billion. 07 August 2018 When times are tough, many companies and organisations instinctively want to tighten their belts - and this often means cutting down on executive training and marketing spend. 07 August 2018 Online technology is revolutionising how we do business, says company founder Terence Naidu. 06 August 2018 He will be succeeded by Prof. Suresh Kana on 1 October. 06 August 2018 Bongiwe Ntuli will be taking over from Anthony Thunstrom as CFO of TFG from 3 September. 06 August 2018 Women's Dinner attendees attest, CFO South Africa has gone above and beyond to create events that are relevant to CFOs' challenges and interests. 03 August 2018 This on lower foreign exchange losses and financing costs, the company said. 03 August 2018 It will be the country's biggest brewery deal to date. 03 August 2018 According to the paper company, profit rose to R9.8 billion, up from R7.8 billion. 03 August 2018 A report has confirmed that the greater Cape Town area, including Stellenbosch, is Africa's tech capital. 02 August 2018 General Motors will have a new CFO on 1 September, when 39-year-old Dhivya Suryadevara takes the reins. 02 August 2018 A South African consortium this week launched a new majority black-owned equities brokerage. 02 August 2018 Xolani Mbambo has been the chief financial officer of Grindrod since March 2013. 02 August 2018 Reinhardt Annandale has been the Chief Financial Officer of International SOS South Africa since October 2014. 02 August 2018 Rebekka Swiegers has been the Chief Financial Officer of AdVini South Africa since April 2017. 02 August 2018 Raj Nana has been the chief financial officer and executive director of Attacq since 19 June 2018. 02 August 2018 Pramy Moodley has been the chief financial officer of Sappi Southern Africa since January 2017. 02 August 2018 Nico Nieuwenhuis has been the chief financial officer of Sasol Exploration and Production International since January 2018. 02 August 2018 Nico Hamman has been the Chief Financial Officer of Ameropa South Africa since March 2014. 02 August 2018 Harriet Heymans has been the Chief Financial Officer of Standard Chartered Bank South Africa since March 2017. 02 August 2018 Graham Mears has been the Group Chief Financial Officer of J. Walter Thompson (JWT) South Africa since December 2014. 02 August 2018 Fabrice Plas has been the Chief Financial Officer of Clarins South Africa - Sub-Saharan Africa since January 2015. 02 August 2018 Claire Coward has been the chief financial officer of Peregrine Holdings since 1 June 2018. 02 August 2018 Chrissie Moloseni has been the Chief Financial Officer of Lafarge South Africa since April 2018. 02 August 2018 Carl Batt has been the Chief Financial Officer of South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa at Teva Pharmaceuticals since July 2016. 02 August 2018 Boitumelo Mosako has been the chief financial officer of the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) since 1 April 2018. 02 August 2018 Speaking at the CFO and CHRO Women's Dinner, two leading women executives shared the stories of their professional journeys. 01 August 2018 The Women's Dinner, held at the Radisson Blu Sandton, tackled the importance of sponsorship of women, by women - and also by men. 01 August 2018 FinTech incubator AlphaCode is seeking black-owned FinTech startups and innovators with ideas that could change the face of financial services 01 August 2018 Soomra, the company's CFO, has been interim CEO since February this year. 01 August 2018 Articled clerk Xolani Ndawonde got in touch with us to let us know how CFO South Africa has motivated him while he completes his studies. 31 July 2018 Mohammed will stand in for Osman Arbee, who is away on medical leave until next year. 31 July 2018 JSE-listed aluminum producer Hulamin has reported a 77% decline in headline earnings per share for the six months ended June 30 31 July 2018 Hanré Rossouw has been appointed as the new CFO and executive director of Royal Bafokeng Platinum from 1 October 2018. 30 July 2018 Cuan Hopley is the chief operations officer at InvoTec - the parent company of two fintech solutions called InvoSet and Bizcash, both recently acquired by Investec. They have confirmed their partnership with the Finance Indaba 2018 for the third year running. Cuan talks to CFO magazine about the origin and growth of these companies, as well as what participating in the Finance Indaba means to the group. 30 July 2018 Ratings agency Moody's has upgraded Gold Fields' credit rating to investment grade. 27 July 2018 South Africa's economy contracted 2.2 percent in Q1 of this year. 27 July 2018 If all goes to plan, construction on the project will begin next year. 27 July 2018 "Finance needs to position itself to make sense of all of these new disruptors and technological developments." 27 July 2018 KPMG will however remain Gold Fields' auditors for the 2018 financial year to end December. 27 July 2018 Africa's FinTechs have received almost $100 million already in 2018, with prospects for the sector looking bullish 26 July 2018 Various South African and Chinese projects will benefit from the R8 billion in loans. 26 July 2018 South Africa's leading women CFOs and CHROs have been signing up to take part in the Women's Dinner, sponsored by PwC, Workday and Transparent. 26 July 2018 "In several global markets, mobile payments have already surpassed cash, becoming the preferred payment method." 25 July 2018 The company swung to a loss in Q2, also announcing plans for a share issue to reduce debt. 25 July 2018 Standard Bank's CFO of Group Tech says that CFOs "sticking to their knitting", could result in the next large corporate failure. 24 July 2018 Blacfox provides a platform for connecting business and technology providers 24 July 2018 The working capital marketplace for corporates and their supply chains has realised turnover growth of over 2 000% 24 July 2018 Attacq has announced the appointment of Melt Hamman as permanent CEO and Raj Nana as CFO. 24 July 2018 Dushnisky replaces outgoing CEO and executive director Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan. 24 July 2018 "It is enabling different types of distribution, through to new types of economies, such as the shared economy or the ecommerce economy." 23 July 2018 Eskom has reported a loss after tax of R2.3 billion in a disturbing set of results that reveal that the state-owned enterprise's woes are far from over. 23 July 2018 Specialist in software solutions Associated Computer Solutions (ACS) offers state-of-the-art enterprise resource planning (ERP) software 20 July 2018 "This adds perspective on a short-term, day-to-day basis when decision-makers within organisations
are faced with choices," says Philip Nottingham, a.b.e. Construction Chemicals CFO. 20 July 2018 South Africa's first ever CFO Journey was dubbed the country's best ever event for finance executives by the 20 leaders attending the 24-hour programme around innovation and value creation. 19 July 2018 Billionaire businessman Christo Wiese has been caught up in a case in which Sars claims that a law firm at which he was an executive, ENS, helped multinational oil company Tullow shift about R3,9 billion in assets out of the country 19 July 2018 The first ever CFO Journey, a two-day programme designed to touch the brains and hearts of finance leaders, was off to a great start with 20 top CFOs learning and networking together. 19 July 2018 Nine out of 10 FinTech startups fail to get beyond the seed stage, as risk-averse investors prefer to wave their wallets at later-stage companies 19 July 2018 The impairment of its Australian department store chain David Jones means Woolworths will report a loss. 19 July 2018 Following the announcement, the steel maker's share price jumped five percent. 19 July 2018 Annual sales growth for Shoprite, Africa's biggest supermarket chain, has slowed in Angola. 19 July 2018 The two entities have invested R2.6 billion into platinum venture funds. 19 July 2018 4AX has welcomed diversified financial services group Vunani Capital as its newest approved Issuer Agent. 18 July 2018 The judging panel of the annual CFO Awards received yet another high-quality injection with the addition of Herman Bosman, CEO of RMI and RMB Holdings. 18 July 2018 The video-streaming service saw shares drop by 15 percent, after adding one million less users than predicted. 18 July 2018 Envisionit E-Escrow facilitates and secures online and real-world transactions, taking the risk out of buying and selling. 18 July 2018 Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was on hand as C-Trade, the country's online and mobile shares trading platform, went live. 17 July 2018 South Africa's first ever CFO Day was an incredible success, with a top cast of 130 finance leaders learning and networking together during a thought-provoking programme that touched head, heart and soul. 17 July 2018 A small group of CFO Day attendees were treated to something of an M&A master class. 17 July 2018 Nando's founder Robbie Brozin and Super Group CEO Peter Mountford discussed how to retain a spirit of entrepreneurship in large organisations at CFO Day. Optimism is key. 17 July 2018 TransUnion CEO Lee Naik and disruptor Ian Russell discussed the attributes that future CFOs need at CFO Day. 17 July 2018 PPC's Tryphosa Ramano and Deloitte Consulting Africa's Thiru Pillay urge their colleagues to exhibit discipline, honesty and integrity. 17 July 2018 Speaking at CFO Day, Altron CEO Mteto Nyati shared the learnings from his own turnaround journey at the company. 17 July 2018 The Bloomberg Billionaires Index has pegged the Amazon founder's net worth at $150 billion. 17 July 2018 An incredible selection of finance executives flocked to Marble Restaurant in Rosebank on 17 July for the first ever South African CFO Day. The annual event is the best opportunity for CFOs and FDs to learn and network together. 17 July 2018 Blockbonds, together with I&M Bank Rwanda, has announced the full product rollout of SPENN. 16 July 2018 Anglo American Platinum is expecting first-half profits to increase by 350 percent. 16 July 2018 "We forward-hedge where we can but need to carefully manage our budgets and allow for exchange rate volatility." 15 July 2018 Durban finance leaders are in agreement: if you want to drive innovation and value creation, people hold the key. 15 July 2018 Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of a new Amazon CloudFront Edge location in Cape Town. 13 July 2018 While the number of loan applications has stayed the same, new consumer credit is down by 10 percent. 13 July 2018 Saudia Arabia has pledged to invest as much as R133 billion in the country, primarily in renewables. 13 July 2018 A $1 billion injection to finance programmes will expand trade between SA and the rest of Africa. 13 July 2018 Kobus Roesch has been appointed as the new Standard Bank CFO of Investment Banking, with effect from 1 June 2018. 13 July 2018 Standard Bank appointed Sibusiso Xaba as the new CFO of Transactional Products and Services on 1 June 2018. 12 July 2018 In a deal worth R23 billion, the South African fund has acquired seven casino and hotel businesses. 12 July 2018 Only a few short days left until SA's top CFOs and business leaders gather at Marble Restaurant for CFO Day. 12 July 2018 Merafe Resources has announced the appointment Ditabe Chocho to fill the role of FD when Kajal Bissessor leaves in August. 11 July 2018 Absa has overhauled its look and mission and changed its name as the bank enters a new Afro-centric era. 11 July 2018 "So many people - even in big corporates - have no idea what Excel is capable of and how to work smart instead of hard." 11 July 2018 On 18 July 2018, Growthpoint Properties will list on A2X, the first property listing on the exchange. 11 July 2018 Successful private equity is about patience, measured risk, and critically the right marriage of management and funder, says RMB Corvest CEO Mike Donaldson. It takes the same long term view and prior homework as a marriage - with the same extensive potential for mutual benefit. 11 July 2018 Finance chiefs are looking to add workers to boost digital transformation 10 July 2018 Backed by National Treasury, SARB has guaranteed more than R300 million in retail deposits at VBS Mutual Bank. 10 July 2018 Keep your CFO's hands off the tech budget, and put your CIO on the board. 10 July 2018 Consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion helps consumers and businesses stay safe from fraud.Pam Golding buys digital estate agency
Global FinTech company aims to transform Nigerian micro-finance environment
Doc Fox signs up as Finance Indaba partner
AI could lead to global financial meltdown - WEF
Time is running out to secure your company's space at the Finance Indaba 2018
18 percent revenue increase for Curro
Patrice Motsepe's ARC assumes control of TymeDigital
Netflix CFO steps down
Wayne Beifus new Retail Pharmacy International CFO
Finance Indaba 2018 Q&A: The Finance Business Partner's Carol Lupiya
Debbie Ransby promoted to managing director of Takeda
Sappi profit drops
Running the ball, while running your books
UCT launches new FinTech course
SARS appoints Johnstone Makhubu as permanent CFO
Business confidence is up
Watch your jobs! Robotics will start moving up the skills value chain
Record earnings for Glencore
Murray & Roberts cans deal to merge with Aveng
26 percent rise in profit for Nedbank
Longstanding Tongaat Hulett CEO Peter Staude retires
The five tenets of good corporate governance
Future-fit businesses, leaders and workforces
Pushpender Singla, Vedanta Zinc CFO, says he is committed to growth in Africa
SA's net foreign reserves at $42.44 billion
Resist the urge to cut back in tough times
Risk-free buying and selling with Envisionit E-Escrow
Prof. Mervyn King resigns as chair of the King Committee
Bongiwe Ntuli to join TFG as CFO
Accolades pour in for CFO SA's Women's Dinner
16 percent rise in FY profit for Imperial
Heineken takes on AB InBev with $3-billion deal in China
Mondi enjoying a 25 percent increase in H1 underlying profit
Cape Town claims mantle of Africa's tech capital - report
GM shatters glass ceilings once again with CFO appointment
Mazi Macquarie Securities launches in SA
Grindrod: Xolani Mbambo
International SOS South Africa: Reinhardt Annandale
AdVini South Africa: Rebekka Swiegers
Attacq: Raj Nana
Sappi Southern Africa: Pramy Moodley
SEPI: Nico Nieuwenhuis
Ameropa South Africa: Nico Hamman
Standard Chartered Bank South Africa: Harriet Heymans
J. Walter Thompson South Africa: Graham Mears
Clarins South Africa: Fabrice Plas
Peregrine Holdings: Claire Coward
Lafarge South Africa: Chrissie Moloseni
Teva Pharmaceuticals: Carl Batt
Development Bank South Africa: Boitumelo Mosako
CFO Dinner: Leading CFOs and CHROs share how sponsorship shaped their careers
Women doing it for themselves at the CFO and CHRO Women's Dinner
AlphaCode sounds out black-owned startups
Imraan Soomra appointed CEO of Oceana Group
Articled clerk Xolani Ndawonde inspired by CFO South Africa
Imperial CFO Mohammed Akojee appointed acting CEO
Hulamin suffers from US trade, foreign exchange headwinds
Royal Bafokeng Platinum appoints new CFO, Hanré Rossouw
Finance Indaba 2018 Q&A: InvoTec's Cuan Hopley
Gold Fields returned to investment grade
Lesetja Kganyago: economic growth will not contract in Q2
Chinese investors to build a R132 billion metallurgical complex in SA
Technology is disrupting every function, every capability, says Riaan Koppeschaar, Exxaro Resources FD
Gold Fields to part ways with KPMG as auditors
Africa's FinTechs receive $100m boost
Brics bank approves loans for several big infrastructure projects
Sponsors show their commitment to empowering SA's women leaders
A cashless world isn't that far off, says Zapper's Will Heygate
Lafarge Africa's share price hits eight-year low
CFOs SHOULD be involved in tech, says Standard Bank's Sean Berrington
Blacfox joins the Finance Indaba 2018 lineup
UK's Crossflow becomes fastest-growing FinTech globally
Attacq appoints CFO Melt Hamman as permanent CEO
Kelvin Dushnisky new AngloGold Ashanti CEO
Technology is a massively positive disruptor, says Click2Sure founder Daniel Guasco
Beleaguered Eskom uncovers R19 billion in irregular expenditure
ACS Embrace partners with Finance Indaba 2018
Employees should treat the company's resources as their own, says a.b.e. Construction Chemicals CFO
Incredible value and innovation at SA's first ever CFO Journey
Sars takes aim at Christo Wiese - reports
CFO Journey: finance leaders learn about hope, innovation and value creation
FinTechs told to follow the money or crash and burn
Woolworths in the red
ArcelorMittal announces return to profitability
Chronic shortage of foreign currency impacting Shoprite in Angola
Amplats and the PIC make massive platinum investment
Vunani Capital joins forces with 4AX
Here's why RMI CEO Herman Bosman joins the CFO Awards judging panel
Netflix shares nosedive
Envisionit E-Escrow partners with Finance Indaba
Zimbabwe launches revolutionary share-trading platform
Unparalleled learning and networking at first ever CFO Day
5 tips from PSG CEO Piet Mouton on how to buy businesses
CFO Day: Optimism is key to the future of SA business
CFO Day: Do CFOs have a future? Yes, but it's digital
Importance of ethical leadership highlighted at CFO Day
CFO Day: People need meaning to thrive, says Altron CEO Mteto Nyati
Amazon's Jeff Bezos named the richest man in modern history
CFOs flock to Marble for first ever CFO Day
Norwegian FinTech launches cost-free payments in Rwanda
Amplats anticipating excellent H1 profits
Exchange rate volatility is our biggest risk, says Jonathan Murphy, CFO of Big Concerts
Durban CFO Dinner: Leaders discuss people and innovation
Amazon Web Services launches new Cloudfront Edge server location in SA
Banks halt lending
SA energy sector to get Saudi Arabian cash injection
Intra-Africa trade and investment gets a boost
Standard Bank appoints new CFO of Investment Banking
Sibusiso Xaba appointed as CFO of TPS at Standard Bank
Hospitality Property Fund acquires several Tsogo casinos
Countdown to CFO Day
Ditabe Chocho appointed as the new FD of Merafe Resources
Absa begins new era with brand refresh
Adults like learning like children - even if they're wearing suits, says Excel Academy's Dan Stillerman
Growthpoint to list on A2X
Partnership in private equity: Q&A with RMB Corvest's Mike Donaldson
CFOs believe digital transformation could mean bigger teams - survey
SARB and Treasury guarantee R300 million in VBS deposits
CFOs - stick to your knitting, says CTO Steven Sidley
TransUnion joins Finance Indaba exhibitor line-up
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