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24 January 2018 Sasol expects a 6 percent increase in profit for the six months ending 31 December 2017 24 January 2018 We scoured our archives to find out how leading CFOs got into finance 23 January 2018 African investment company Arise has partnered with FMO, the Dutch Development Bank and Above and US-based Beyond Tech (a&b) on a collaborative FinTech initiative 23 January 2018 Standard Bank's Stephen Brickett and Paul Fallon explain IFRS 9 and what it means for CFOs 23 January 2018 Workday's top executive Gonzalo Benedit on success, change and new challenges 23 January 2018 Aarti Takoordeen has been Chief Financial Officer of the JSE since February 2013. She was appointed to the Executive Committee on 1 February 2013. 23 January 2018 Eskom's suspended CFO Anoj Singh resigned on Monday evening 22 January 2018 This is Tryphosa's second nomination, after she was put forward in 2014 22 January 2018 Magda Wierzycka, Treasury and the Finance Minister have joined forces against state capture 21 January 2018 "Nothing has captured the imagination in this new FinTech age quite like cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin" 19 January 2018 "It's been a hectic few months," says Deloitte's new CFO Africa, Jen McDonald 19 January 2018 Jayendra Naidoo has resigned from the Steinhoff supervisory board to focus on STAR 19 January 2018 The South African Reserve Bank has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.75 percent 19 January 2018 Risto Ketola, currently chief financial officer of MMI, has been appointed the group's FD 18 January 2018 We scoured our archives to find out how five CFOs approach work-life balance and achieve mental and emotional steadiness 18 January 2018 Wiseman Nkuhlu and Ansie Ramalho are new appointments to the KPMG board 18 January 2018 Indian-born chartered accountant Udayan is a finance professional with 25 years' post-qualification experience 17 January 2018 Finance must be the torch bearers of ethics, says Nkonki's risk advisory boss Emma Mashilwane 17 January 2018 Former Momentum MD Hillie Meyer has replaced Nicolaas Kruger as CEO of MMI 16 January 2018 Former FNB CEO Michael Jordaan is once again revolutionising the banking sector with the launch of Bank Zero - a 45% black-owned app-driven bank 16 January 2018 UCT's Tim London shares what he considers four positive outcomes of the Steinhoff scandal 16 January 2018 Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has removed Rabelani Dagada from the mayoral committee for finance 16 January 2018 She is also a director of Kumba Iron Ore 15 January 2018 Bernard Agulhas, CEO of Irba, says the body's investigation in audit firm KPMG is almost complete 13 January 2018 Do you 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 January 2018 A strategic business partner, Joe leads, plans, directs and influences multiple functions within finance in the Africa region 12 January 2018 Get the basics right to see continued success, says Torre Industries CFO Shivan Mansingh 12 January 2018 SARS has said it is looking into the tax implications of transacting in cryptocurrencies 12 January 2018 The World Bank says it anticipates growth in SA's economy this year, and increased investment 12 January 2018 The European Central Bank has sold its Steinhoff bonds at a loss 11 January 2018 Africa Rising Advisory Services has joined Finance Indaba 2018 as a silver partner 11 January 2018 Bidvest Group unit to acquire Cannon Asset Managers for an undisclosed sum 10 January 2018 Here are four ways to prevent going into freefall 10 January 2018 SA saw a 2.4 percent YoY drop in new vehicle sales, though Naamsa believes this will pick up 09 January 2018 Ben la Grange has stepped down as Steinhoff CFO, replaced by acting CFO Philip Dieperink 09 January 2018 Kenya is the most attractive market in Africa for workers in the FinTech industry 09 January 2018 Liaan started in his current role in January 2014, after almost two years at Volvo Trucks 08 January 2018 The CFO Case Study Competition 2018 is ready to go, as is the TV series 06 January 2018 The chartered accountant has 21 years working experience in the retail, air transport, property management and construction industries 05 January 2018 Angela Pillay has been appointed group financial director for the Sasfin board of directors 05 January 2018 Pieter van Buuren has been appointed CFO of construction firm Basil Read 05 January 2018 Casper Troskie has been appointed new FD of Old Mutual Emerging Markets 04 January 2018 Tim delivered a fascinating masterclass entitled Accountability in times of #Guptaleaks - when ethics become a competitive imperative 03 January 2018 We scour our archives to bring you compelling advice from leading executives 03 January 2018 Humaniq has announced the launch of its Android App to enable users in Africa to access to next-generation financial services with facial recognition 02 January 2018 The chartered accountant is currently the Acting CFO for Monash South Africa and Finance Director, Laureate South Africa, and is pursuing a master's degree in international business 01 January 2018 Moody's Investor Services has downgraded Steinhoff's credit rating deeper into junk 01 January 2018 After a bumper 12 months last year, the pace of China's import growth is set to slow 01 January 2018 40 new hotels for Marriott in 2018 will increase its property portfolio to 422 01 January 2018 According to Trialogue, companies in SA invested more than R9 billion in CSI last year 28 December 2017 Rehive has built a flexible, easy to use platform to attract entrepreneurs 28 December 2017 A key element of Mint's strategy is to provide remittance services via its mobile wallet for its customers 27 December 2017 The Competition Commission says ArcelorMittal SA can pay off its R1.5 billion fine in installments 27 December 2017 Steinhoff will restate 2016 financial results and postpone release of 2017 results 27 December 2017 Elvin de Kock has been appointed CFO of Ansys, replacing Burt Lambrecht 27 December 2017 André Koekemoer has been appointed CFO of Capital Drilling 27 December 2017 Manie Mayman has taken over from Cindy Hess as (acting) CFO of Media24 27 December 2017 Rui has been the CFO and an executive director at Dis-Chem Pharmacies since August 2012 27 December 2017 In Sierra Leone, three financial technology start-ups are setting out to test new ideas on contributing to the SDGs through greater financial inclusion 22 December 2017 The BCX founder joins executive directors Dean Sparrow and Anton Gaylard, co-founders of Crossfin 21 December 2017 The industry in Nigeria is being held back by the lack of sound regulation 20 December 2017 New York-based Media Development Investment Fund has acquired the Mail & Guardian 20 December 2017 Standard Bank has announced that Lungisa Fuzile will be its new CEO as of 15 January 2018 20 December 2017 The actions of a few CAs are not a reflection of the entire CA(SA) population, says the AWCA 20 December 2017 Moody's believes that Ramaphosa's win as new ANC president is a good start to fighting junk status 20 December 2017 Mike Brown, Nedbank CEO, has given Cyril Ramaphosa, new ANC president, his full support 20 December 2017 AYO Technology has listed on the Computer Services sector of the main board of the JSE 20 December 2017 Steinhoff's supervisory board has nominated Danie van der Merwe as acting CEO 20 December 2017 This is the long-serving executive's debut nomination 18 December 2017 It is the first move by a bank to outsource the provision of some of its client-facing banking services to a technology platform 18 December 2017 Construction firm Murray & Roberts has increased its stake in Bombela to 50% 18 December 2017 Motus Corporation CFO Ockert Janse van Rensburg is extremely ambitious - literally - having climbed some of the world's highest mountains 17 December 2017 BCX is investing R100 million to grow scarce digital skills in ICT infrastructure and software programming alongside cybersecurity, fintech and artificial intelligence 15 December 2017 Sola David-Borha, African Regions boss at Standard Bank, shares her leadership advice 15 December 2017 Recent uncertainty at EOH, including a huge drop in share price, prompted ex-CEO Asher Bohbot to return 15 December 2017 Fairfax intended to buy a 23 percent stake in PPC for R2 billion, but the deal has fallen through 15 December 2017 Sibanye-Stillwater has agreed to buy troubled mining house Lonmin in an all-share deal 15 December 2017 Kutana: the deal to buy a 51% stake in Grinaker-LTA fell through because of uncertainty about the unit's performance 14 December 2017 Azar Bank will be South Africa's first 100% black-owned digital bank 14 December 2017 A deal aimed at helping Aveng become profitable again, by selling a stake in Grinaker-LTA, has been terminated. 14 December 2017 CFOs spend two-thirds of their waking hours working, but would prefer if this was much less 13 December 2017 Malegapuru Makgoba and Tshepo Mongalo will join the board of struggling, state-owned Eskom 13 December 2017 Sola David-Borha moved from Nigeria to Joburg earlier this year to become Standard Bank's CEO for all African regions outside SA. 13 December 2017 Nomanini is a South African-based enterprise payments platform provider that optimises transactions in the informal market 12 December 2017 Peter has been lauded for his work at the facilities solutions company 12 December 2017 Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka is a keynote speaker during the star-studded season opener of CFO South Africa and CHRO South Africa on 15 February 2018. 12 December 2017 Bitcoin passed $18,000 when it began trading on the Cboe on 10 December, causing excitement in some, angst in others 12 December 2017 Viola has announced an initial closing of $100 million toward a target of $120-$150 million, for a new global FinTech fund 11 December 2017 Verster takes over from Wim de Klerk, who recently announced that he would be retiring in January 2018 11 December 2017 "My pet hate word for 2017 is 'disruptive' - but dare I say it, that's exactly what we are." 11 December 2017 New solution aims to facilitate Kenya and its highest rate of mobile payment technology adoption in the world. 10 December 2017 These 10 types of innovation will boost your company's business and upend the market in which it operates 10 December 2017 The Post Bank should thus become first choice for government and the primary platform for government transactions 08 December 2017 The investigation concerns Oakbay, Steinhoff, Vodacom, Famous Brands, Super Group, and WG Wearne 08 December 2017 He will, however, remain CFO of Steinhoff, as no wrongdoing has been found 07 December 2017 The company was created to address the funding gap left by the formal banking sector and Micro-Finance Institutions in Africa 07 December 2017 Deloitte will be the principal sponsor at the 2018 CFO Awards. The firm will also partner with CFO South Africa throughout 2018 to help CFOs boost their knowledge, network and career. 07 December 2017 The growth was largely attributed to strong performance by the agricultural, mining and manufacturing sectors 07 December 2017 Alexander Forbes posted a positive set of interim results for the six months to end-September, as it continues with the implementation of its much-vaunted turnaround strategy 06 December 2017 Alex Smith, Altron CFO, will be leaving his role end February 2018, to instead fill the CFO role at Net1 UEPS Technologies 06 December 2017 Deloitte's Sumendra Naidoo unpacks the incoming XBRL requirements 06 December 2017 He has been recognised for his efforts in driving finance transformation, African expansion and systems integration at the pharmaceutical multinational 05 December 2017 The result is an IT global force that will use data and digital capabilities to empower decision-makers 05 December 2017 The new hub aims to further the development and acceleration of firms as well as the interaction between investors, entrepreneurs, government bodies and financial institutions 04 December 2017 Team UMCC from the University of Münster, Germany and Team Westville from Westville Boys High, KZN came out tops 04 December 2017 The recently appointed public sector CFO is also the winner of the 2017 BWA award in the Government category 04 December 2017 Ovamba co-founder Viola Llewellyn has become the first female African tech founder to speak at Slush's Central Stage 01 December 2017 Leading neuroscientists, robotics and data scientists share their thoughts on what AI and robotics mean for the continent. 01 December 2017 Moody's has placed all global scale ratings assigned to several South African corporates, including two SOEs, under review for downgrade 01 December 2017 Brian Joffe's investment firm Long4Life has agreed to buy Cape Town-based Chill Beverages for R452 million 01 December 2017 Coal of Africa has replaced CFO De Wet Schutte with Brenda Berlin, Impala Platinum Holdings CFO 01 December 2017 South African FinTech startup Fo-Sho has launched a product aimed at making short-term insurance with long-term benefits via self-insurance widely accessible 30 November 2017 The two retail businesses will also be merged into one, reporting into MMI deputy group CEO, Mary Vilakazi (pictured) 30 November 2017 Nigerian and Kenyan FinTechs have made the prestigious list of 50 emerging companies in the sector 30 November 2017 Listed distribution and industrial brand management company Barloworld maintained its revenue and operating profit levels from continuing operations 29 November 2017 As of 1 December 2017, Makwana takes over from Gavin Dalgleish as Illovo Sugar South Africa chairman of the Board 29 November 2017 The deputy CE shares his thoughts on technology, integrity, and the crucial role of the CFO in business and in nation building 29 November 2017 FNB retained its Incumbent Bank title at the African FinTech Awards 2017 29 November 2017 Wayne has completed a trifecta of nominations, after also receiving recognition in 2017 and 2016 28 November 2017 The independent companies have applied to the Competition Commission for approval to unite under the umbrella of the Airlink group of companiesSasol's first half profits looking good
Always wanted to work in finance? 5 CFOs spill the beans
Arise launches African financial services platform
IFRS 9 explained
Workday goes SA: top exec Gonzalo Benedit talks shop
JSE: Aarti Takoordeen
Eskom CFO Anoj Singh resigns
PPC's Tryphosa Ramano nominated for CFO Awards 2018
Sygnia CEO stands up to state capture
Financial service group launches Bitcoin trading app in SA
Meet Deloitte's new CFO Africa: Jen McDonald
Jayendra Naidoo resigns from Steinhoff supervisory board
Repo rate remains unchanged at 6.75 percent
MMI CFO Risto Ketola appointed FD
5 CFOs on work-life balance
Prof Wiseman Nkuhlu new chair of KPMG Board
BP's Udayan Sen nominated for CFO Awards 2018
Can ethics be audited?
Hillie Meyer new MMI CEO
Financial services supremo Michael Jordaan launches app-based bank
Assurance in turmoil: four positive outcomes from the Steinhoff scandal
Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba suspends MMC of Finance
IDC's Nonkululeko Dlamini nominated for CFO Awards 2018
Irba investigation into KPMG nearing completion
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 1-2, 2018
AECOM's Joe Ndala nominated for CFO Awards 2018
Meet Shivan Mansingh, CFO of Torre Industries
SARS investigating cryptocurrency tax implications
World Bank: SA's economy on the up
European Central Bank loses money over Steinhoff
Africa Rising Advisory Services joins Finance Indaba 2018
Bidvest to buy Cannon Asset Managers
4 ways for CFOs to avoid burnout
New vehicle sales down
Steinhoff CFO Ben la Grange steps down
Kenya most lucrative African market for FinTech executives
Jaguar SA's Liaan Kretzschmar nominated for CFO Awards 2018
CFO TV series back on screen
ArcelorMittal SA's Dean Subramanian nominated for CFO Awards 2018
LibFin CFO appointed group FD for Sasfin board
Basil Read appoints new CFO
Casper Troskie swaps Liberty Holdings for Old Mutual
WATCH: UCT's Dr Tim London at Finance Indaba 2017
5 leadership tips from top CFOs
UK FinTech Humaniq launches biometric app in Africa
Monash SA's Alvin Liew nominated for CFO Awards 2018
Steinhoff downgraded deeper into junk status
China import growth to slow in 2018 after bumper 2017
Marriott International to open 40 new luxury properties this year
SA companies invest over R9 billion in CSI in 2016/2017
WATCH: Rehive's Michael Brink at the African FinTech Awards 2017
Dubai's Mint to integrate blockchain into existing tech
ArcelorMittal SA to pay R1.5 billion fine in installments
Steinhoff says it will restate its 2016 financial results
Ansys appoints new CFO
Capital Drilling appoints new CFO
Manie Mayman appointed Media24 acting CFO
Dis-Chem's Rui Morais nominated for CFO Awards 2018
FinTechs spur financial inclusion in Sierra Leone
Isaac Mophatlane joins Crossfin board
FinTech has potential to create 3 million jobs - former Nigerian minister
Mail & Guardian newspaper sold
Standard Bank appoints Lungisa Fuzile new CEO
The AWCA restores credence to the CA(SA) designation
Moody's: Ramaphosa could turn SA around
Nedbank CEO backs Ramaphosa
AYO Technology lists on JSE
Steinhoff trying to fill CEO role
Aspen's Sean Capazorio nominated for CFO Awards 2018
Investec forms groundbreaking partnership with UK FinTech
Murray & Roberts buys another 17% stake in Bombela
I like to set high goals for myself and enjoy the journey to achieve them, says Motus CFO, Ockert Janse van Rensburg
BCX pours R100 million into digital skills development
Be purposeful, says Standard Bank boss, Sola David-Borha
EOH founder Asher Bohbot returns to the firm
Fairfax and PPC deal terminated
Sibanye-Stillwater acquires Lonmin for R5 billion
Kutana group clarifies its position on Grinaker-LTA empowerment deal
Lebo Gunguluza launches digital bank
Aveng agreement to sell stake in Grinaker-LTA terminated
CFOs struggling to achieve elusive work-life balance - survey
New board for Eskom
Meet Standard Bank's new African Regions boss, Sola David-Borha
WATCH: Nomanini's Wim van der Beek at Finance Indaba 2017
Servest's Peter Walsh nominated for CFO Awards 2018
Be the change: Magda Wierzycka keynote at CFO + CHRO event
Bitcoin debuts on major exchange
Israeli fund targets global FinTechs
ArcelorMittal South Africa appoints Kobus Verster as CEO
ZAR X CFO Ebrahim Ally recounts the gruelling journey of starting a stock exchange
Opera launches web payment platform in Kenya
Larry Keeley: Building breakthroughs in your business
SAPO banking licence nearing completion
FSB investigates suspect trades and possible insider trading
Ben La Grange resigns as CEO of STAR
WATCH: Ovamba's Marvin Cole at Finance Indaba 2017
Breaking! Deloitte partners with CFO SA and CFO Awards 2018
SA's economy rallies in Q3, grows 2%
Alexander Forbes continues turnaround with solid results
Altron CFO leaves to join Net1
Are you ready for the CIPC's new reporting standards?
AstraZeneca's Osman Mia nominated for CFO Awards 2018
Decision Inc. mergers with Resolve Immix
Bahrain launches largest regional FinTech hub
Meet the winners of The CFO Case Study Competition 2017
Only do that which you can answer for, says Xoliswa Hlongwane, Ushaka CFO
Ovamba co-founder makes historic Slush conference appearance
Gird your loins - the robots are coming to Africa
Telkom under review for downgrade - Moody's
Long4Life to buy SA drinks company
Brenda Berlin new Coal of Africa CFO
InsurTech Fo-Sho looking to transform SA marketplace
Khanyi Nzukuma resigns as Momentum Retail CEO
African FinTechs feature in KPMG report
Barloworld makes gains, considers logistics exit
Mpho Makwana appointed Illovo SA Board chair
CAs must lead from the front, says Deloitte's Sihlalo Jordan
WATCH: FNB's Peter Alkema at Finance Indaba 2017
Omnia's Wayne Koonin nominated for CFO Awards 2018
Airlink and Safair to merge
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