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PPS offers tailor-made insurance, investment and healthcare solutions to graduate professionals.
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25 September 2020
Revolutionising customer engagement using conversational AI solutions
FinChatBot CEO Antoine Paillusseau: Personalised conversational AI solutions can assist and outshine human interaction.
09 September 2020
Mobiz CEO Greg Chen reinventing SMS marketing
Greg Chen: Brands can now develop hyper-personalised digital engagement over SMS.
11 August 2020
PPS's Tiffany Boesch shares seven steps for women to successfully manage their careers
The PPS CFO emphasises that, to succeed, women need to be passionate about what they do.
05 August 2020
5 tech trends that will strengthen your bottom line
SAP Concur Africa's Angelique Montalto shares five tech trends that give back to your company's finances.
08 July 2020
Technology is reinventing the office
Herman Singh: Covid-19 killed office work, but technology has become the knight in shining armour.
25 June 2020
Surviving the technoshock: how to get your organisation ready for AI-powered ERP
Machines and people need to work in concert for successfully ERP systems and enterprises.
23 June 2020
Workday Announces Fiscal 2021 First Quarter Financial Results
Workday has announced its results for the fiscal 2021 first quarter ended 30 April 2020.
19 May 2020
Bridging the gap for remote workers through digital assistants
Digital assistants can support the functions employees may need now while creating efficiencies.
18 May 2020
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 20, 2020
Want to stay up to date with the latest developments in finance, but short on time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience.
25 April 2020
Prepare for the future, it's already here (Part 2): Embracing robotic process automation
Finance leaders have no choice but to prepare themselves and their workplaces for the digitisation revolution. Workplaces are already reaping the benefits of automation and AI, and to remain current, CFOs need to embrace self-education along with any formal training that they can lay their hands on.
22 April 2020
Pandenomics: Looking to a post-pandemic world
Herman Singh unpacks the ways in which the world will be different after the pandemic.
15 April 2020
PPS members benefit from strong operating profits in 2019 financial results
Remaining efficient while still investing in growth initiatives is a balancing act says Tiffany Boesch.
15 April 2020
Prepare for the future, it's already here (Part 1): Today's leaders need to be digitally savvy
Finance leaders have no choice but to prepare themselves and their workplaces for the digitization revolution. Workplaces are already reaping the benefits of automation and AI, and to remain current, CFOs need to embrace self-education along with any formal training that they can lay their hands on.
19 March 2020
SAP Concur is well-positioned to participate in the evolution of the CFO role
Supporting this evolution, SAP Concur has partnered with CFO South Africa as an Executive Partner.
15 January 2020
World-class investor relations closes the gap between listed companies and investors
Good investor relations are now more important than ever before, says Aprio's Julian Gwillim.
13 December 2019
To keep your business in the black, try these debt collecting techniques
INOVO director Jan Kühn says tactical debt collection is important to business survival and sustainability.
21 November 2019
An ecosystem of innovation in travel and expense claim management
SAP Concur collaborates with powerful partners and constantly drives innovation with the intention of maintaining their position as the number-one travel and expense management provider to global organisations.
12 November 2019
Stephen Koseff: CFOs must be careful when imposing financial discipline
The former Investec CEO says CFOs should take care not to damage positive organisational culture.
06 October 2019
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 40, 2019
Want to stay up to date with the latest developments in finance, but short on time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience.
01 October 2019
A solution that supports business growth in sector verticals
ERP solutions are designed to boost your business's overall ability to deliver the best product or solution to your market. Oracle NetSuite's cloud-based ERP solution takes your specific industry into account to ensure this is achieved.
30 September 2019
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 39, 2019
Want to stay up to date with the latest developments in finance, but short on time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience.
16 August 2019
Afrocentric Health CFO explains how the company achieved a Level 1 BEE rating
Afrocentric Health CFO Hannes Boonzaaier is simple about his approach to helping the company to achieve a Level 1 rating: "You just look at what's got to be done and you do it."
06 August 2019
PPS signs up as a Silver Partner for Finance Indaba 2019
PPS offers tailor-made insurance, investment and healthcare solutions to graduate professionals.
30 June 2019
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 26, 2019
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 June 2019
Accountants are confident about the future of their profession
According to the 2019 PPS GPI, accountants would encourage matriculants to enter their profession.
13 June 2019
CFOs and Tech Special Feature part 3: For Tiffany Boesch, technology is about freedom and balance
Kate Ferreira asked five CFOs about the most useful applications or types of technologies in their lives, both professionally and personally, and discovered it's not all about the newest, latest, and greatest tech on the planet, but rather how these tools and innovations are integrating into their days, unlocking insight, and - figuratively and literally - keeping the lights on.
06 June 2019
CFOs and Tech Special Feature part 2: Afrimat CFO on running your life and work globally
Kate Ferreira asked five CFOs about the most useful applications or types of technologies in their lives, both professionally and personally, and discovered it's not all about the newest, latest, and greatest tech on the planet, but rather how these tools and innovations are integrating into their days, unlocking insight, and - figuratively and literally - keeping the lights on.
27 January 2019
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 4, 2019
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.
02 January 2019
2019 - The year technology will change the way we work
"Integrated employee experience", admin automation and the gig economy will revolutionise our workplaces.
30 December 2018
Smart companies will respond to Africa's demand for innovative insurance solutions
A rising middle class and extensive mobile penetration make Africa a land of opportunity for insurers.
02 November 2018
Raise the Bar Analytics: ALL industries need to focus on data analytics
CEO Ruschka Raidoo says companies should use analytics to deliver what their customers want.
30 October 2018
What SA's new banks will mean for the future of financial services
Switch's Brett Terespolsky says new banks are targeting specific market segments - a strategy for success.
02 October 2018
Excel4apps - Bringing reports to life at Finance Indaba
Excel4apps aims to use the Finance Indaba to uncover delegates' pain points regarding financial reporting.
07 August 2018
Risk-free buying and selling with Envisionit E-Escrow
Online technology is revolutionising how we do business, says company founder Terence Naidu.
24 July 2018
Technology is a massively positive disruptor, says Click2Sure founder Daniel Guasco
"It is enabling different types of distribution, through to new types of economies, such as the shared economy or the ecommerce economy."
11 July 2018
Adults like learning like children - even if they're wearing suits, says Excel Academy's Dan Stillerman
"So many people - even in big corporates - have no idea what Excel is capable of and how to work smart instead of hard."
12 June 2018
How is FinTech changing traditional banking?
Banks are increasingly adopting FinTech because it allows them to improve their business performance and enhance the customer experience.
07 June 2018
Global digital commerce spend set to breach $14,7 trillion by 2023
Global consumer spend on digital commerce will reach $14.7 trillion by 2022, up by 60% on last year's figure of $9.2 trillion
10 May 2018
SA fast food franchising on the rise
The fast food and quick service restaurant sector in SA contributes 13 percent to GDP.
13 March 2018
Excel4apps signs up for Finance Indaba 2018
Excel4apps has continued evolving its portfolio of user-friendly, Excel-based products for use with SAP and Oracle
22 February 2018
SA embraces the fourth industrial revolution
The digital revolution is changing how work is getting done in corporate South Africa, says FNB's Yudhvir Seetharam.
13 November 2017
CFOs must rethink their entire way of working, says Ray de Villiers of TomorrowToday Global
Any business that doesn’t make a shift towards digital is ultimately staring down the barrel of redundancy, says world-of-work guru Raymond de Villiers of TomorrowToday Global. CFOs are key enablers of the decisions that need to be made to make this change, Raymond said, before unpacking eight future-proof elements of successful business models.
06 November 2017
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 44, 2017
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.
11 September 2017
Finance flash: the TOP-10 articles of week 36, 2017
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.
23 August 2017
Sage cloud-based accounting solution goes live in SA
Sage, the market and technology leader for integrated accounting, payroll & HR, and payment systems, today announced that Sage Live, its cloud-based, integrated accounting solution is now available in South Africa. Tailored to the needs of growing companies, Sage Live supports ambitious organisations that are scaling up for growth.
21 July 2017
Eskom aims to build on positive momentum
In announcing its integrated financial results on Wednesday morning, Eskom declared that it was pleased to be continuing on the upward trajectory of the past few years. The power utility connected 207 189 new households to the national grid and managed to achieve a cost-saving of R20,2 billion in the financial year ended 31 March.
30 June 2017
Five apps to help CFOs boost their productivity
It never ceases to surprise us that many CFOs heading up the finance departments of massive organisations equipped with the bleeding edge of technology are content to limit themselves to the equivalent of an abacus when it comes to boosting their own productivity. Here are five apps to help you get a handle on your personal productivity.
30 June 2017
Africa's first FinTech development platform launches
Koncart, a platform that empowers developers and techpreneurs to build their financially driven tech idea with ease, has recently been launched into the African FinTech sector. The platform enables startups to quickly create and manage virtual wallets and transactions with an in depth analysis to your data by leveraging on Koncart’s analytics dashboard.
05 June 2017
i-Pay joins Finance Indaba 2017
i-Pay has joined Finance Indaba 2017 as a silver partner and will make its second showing at the event at the Sandton Convention Centre in October.
07 April 2017
OfferZen, Standard Bank to introduce programmable bank account
Root, an OfferZen initiative, and Standard Bank have teamed up to launch a lightweight bank account, which comes with a programmable credit card, online banking interface, mobile app, and APIs.
23 March 2017
Cloud power and volatility's opportunity: jam-packed Cape Town CFO Summit
In an ever more volatile world, chief financial officers constantly have to revise their strategies to anticipate changing markets and currencies, particularly when considering large-scale acquisitions.
20 March 2017
Excel4apps joins Finance Indaba 2017
Excel solution provider Excel4apps has partnered with Finance Indaba 2017 and will make its second showing at the event at the Sandton Convention Centre in October.
16 March 2017
Productivity ninjas: 'work smarter' workshop a massive success
“As a knowledge worker, thinking is at the essence of what you do. The key to success in knowledge work (adding value to information) is good thinking, good decisions and good attention,” said Marcel van den Berg from Think Productive. Marcel was giving a two-day productivity workshop, ‘Work Smarter not Harder’, on 14 and 15 March in Johannesburg.
03 March 2017
Innovation is in RMB's DNA - The Foundery's Liesl McKay-Bebb
Liesl McKay-Bebb heads up RMB's The Foundery, which was launched to create a space for innovation & disruption in the Fintech space and is the host of CFO SA's Future of Payments event on 14 March. We spoke to her about her work and how she sees the local FinTech space.
07 February 2017
How to turn finance turnaround - Coca Cola Beverages FD Walter Leonhardt
In July 2016, ABI merged with Coca-Cola and local bottler SABCO into the new entity Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa – and Walter Leonhardt, ABI financial director, had his transformative work cut out for him once again. In this interview, we speak to Walter about what it takes to establish a culture of continuous improvement, the innovative ways his ABI finance team overcame its challenges and the secret ingredients of a prize-winning leader.
31 January 2017
Ecobank launches African FinTech challenge
Pan-African banking conglomerate Ecobank, which boasts operations in 36 countries on the continent, has launched a FinTech challenge for African startups. The Ecobank FinTech Challenge provides selected startups with tailored mentorship from leading industry experts, funding of up to $500 000, a partnership with the multinational, and access to Africa’s biggest banking ecosystem, maximising exposure across the continent. The winner will also showcase their idea at Ecobank’s Innovation Fair.
13 January 2017
5 things you didn't know about accounting
Contrary to popular belief, accounting is a profession with a rich history and yes, even a modicum of cool. Here are a few facts about accounting that you may not have known. Use them to feel reinvigorated or better about your career, or an even as an icebreaker. Please do send us a thank you note when they turn out to be handy in the final round of a game show or pub quiz.
06 January 2017
5 signs that you are CFO material
There is only one CFO position in a company and as such, it is a coveted spot, with many financial executives vying to make the shortlist. How do you know if you are CFO material and if there is anything that will stand against you when it comes to the final reckoning? Here are five sure-fire signs that you can do the business.
04 January 2017
How CIMA supports success
The world’s leading and largest professional body of management accountants, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is a partner at the Finance Indaba 2017. CIMA's qualifications comprise a unique blend of management accounting, financial accounting and business-focused subjects to produce graduates capable of leading from the front. The local chapter is headed by Zahra Cassim (pictured). We asked the organisation about its alternative qualifications and undergraduate support initiatives.
17 November 2016
Dealing with disruption: WATCH Codrington at #findaba16
How do business leaders adapt and help their organisations to stay relevant in an era of digital disruption characterized by uncertainty? At the Finance Indaba Africa 2016 in October, internationally recognized futurist Graeme Codrington provided insights into the shifting landscape and a toolkit for leaders to navigate disruption.
29 October 2016
Kaspersky Lab: Only 50% of mobile devices are protected from cybercrime
The latest research from Kaspersky Lab, a global cybersecurity company, shows that half of the mobile devices around the globe are at risk from cybercrime and malicious threats, due to inadequate protection. The research suggests that users are unaware of the need to protect their mobile devices with a security solution – while 69% think that their desktops and laptops definitely need IT security software, only 56% think the same about smartphones and tablets. Victor Yablokov (pictured) Head of Mobile Product Line at Kaspersky Lab, said:
14 October 2016
Let's get personal: Graeme Codrington on the renaissance of business in a digital age - #findaba16
“Students of the future are often students of history,” Futurist Graeme Codrington told attendants of the inaugural Finance Indaba Africa 2016, during his presentation on 14 October 2016. They study moments of change and disruption in history to understand what underlies huge disruption in our present age. Graeme – an international speaker, consultant, and best-selling author who has built a career out of preparing companies for change – believes that the echoes of the past, the ones that were present at the last major social renaissance, are present in the world today, and companies fail to heed them at their peril.
12 October 2016
Finance Indaba 2016: Cellulant is all about transforming Africa
"FinTech is completely revolutionising the speed, the scale and the cost of getting services to the people. This is transformational for Africa – and it is this transformation that drives Cellulant to continue realising this for millions of consumers and thousands of businesses," says Ken Njoroge, Group CEO of Cellulant, a silver partner at the Finance Indaba Africa 2016 on 13 and 14 October 2016 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
11 October 2016
Finance Indaba 2016: Meniga brings banks and clients closer together
"A single platform can become the main source of information for all digital channels, not only enabling banks and other financial institutions to offer their clients an engaging experience, but also solving simple problems related to the integration of data and reducing infrastructure costs," says Jakub Piotrowski, CRO and Head of Customer Engagement at Meniga, a silver partner at the Finance Indaba Africa 2016 on 13 and 14 October 2016 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
08 October 2016
Finance Indaba: i-Pay leading the way in instant easy payments
"Cryptocurrency and 'click once' authenticated payments will be prominent in the future," says Thomas Pays, CEO of iPay, a simple, real-time EFT payment solution, that allows consumers to make secure, instant payments directly into a merchant’s bank account.
08 October 2016
Finance Indaba programme: Finance in Control - #findaba16
The Finance Indaba Africa 2016 is almost upon us and it is time to start looking at what exactly lies ahead at the Sandton Convention Centre on 13 and 14 October 2016. Every day until the event, we will shine a light on the parts of the amazing programme. Today: Finance in Control, a two-day programme for all finance professionals.
14 September 2016
Public sector CFOs and CIOs are trying to embrace the future
From medical emergency drones, to self-driving vehicles to a Google Hangouts gathering of Archbishop Desmond Tutu in South Africa and the Dalai Lama in Tibet: technology makes amazing things possible, as long as we embrace it. During a breakfast event on 13 September 2016, the energetic futurist Craig Wing challenged, educated, inspired – and entertained – a group of CFOs and CIO from the public sector and asked them some hard questions about technology: “Do you see a threat or an opportunity?”
17 August 2016
Finance Indaba 2016: Get your business moving with AgilePam
"AgilePam uses the latest and best web technologies to keep you connected on the cloud, where your work, information, data, files, contact information, everything, is stored safely and securely, in one place," says Leon Smith, lead software engineer at AgilePam, a silver partner at the Finance Indaba Africa 2016 on 13 and 14 October 2016 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
16 August 2016
Mentoring is an enabling activity, says Deloitte Consulting CFO Aneshree Naidoo
"Make it count. Everything I do should be positively impactful. I feel there should be a theme of constant improvement, whether that's for yourself, the business or the people around you," says Aneshree Naidoo, CFO at Deloitte Consulting. Aneshree believes strongly in the power of mentoring and peer-to-peer learning and encourages aspiring and seasoned professionals to snatch up every chance they get to grow their knowledge base and skills. "I've rolled out mentoring programmes in organisations I’ve been a part of. These programmes were initially afforded to women as part of specific diversity initiatives and then to all interested. I believe in inclusive mentoring." How did you come to pursue a career in the finance industry? "It's a simple story. I enjoyed Science and Maths at school. My career choice initially was to pursue chemical engineering. One holiday I had the opportunity to do vacation work at a well-known plant. On site, I didn't take to the daily wear of heavy boots, jumpsuits and goggles. I then tried vacation work at Ernst Young. I enjoyed it thoroughly – the client interaction, how numbers told a story. I learnt that I could use numbers to make really big, bold decisions – and I took to the corporate, professional attire. My passion for Accounting and Maths came together and I decided to become a chartered accountant." Who were or are your mentors? "I've had mentors within the group of companies I've worked for but not directly in the company I was employed at. At Avanade, I was fortunate to have a professional coach and mentor based in the UK. It is enabling to have a mentor. As you grow into various roles, you need somebody to playback ideas or challenges. I extracted value from mentoring experiences where my mentor was in a different role, industry or even company from me as the experience supplemented my skills." How important is it for leaders in the finance industry to meet peers? "It's essential. Personal interactions are energising, especially when you hear peers experiencing similar challenges to you. It's encouraging to learn of solutions that are working for others and even discover opportunities to partner in business. We’re getting better at connecting more in SA." What are your career goals? "My career goal centres on creating leadership capacity within our country. I'm driven by purposeful roles and I’m now more about supporting education, training and/or mentoring initiatives in our country rather than progressing the ‘corporate ladder’ or being defined by a job title. I am passionate about education, positively influencing it at a very early stage in a deep and significant way, enabling more South Africans to be brand ambassadors for our country and lifting SA’s global contributions." What do you most enjoy about working in finance? "I love the picture or story that gets created through numbers and that I have the ability to influence and create that story. I love that diverse people, complex processes, relationships and overall many moving parts come together in the form of financial results. I enjoy connecting these various moving parts to tell the financial story and propose and steer financial and operational excellence." What do you most enjoy about the CFO role? What do you dislike about it? "I enjoy the challenge of growing companies, especially in our current economic climate which presents new learning and evolving opportunities for business. I enjoy understanding business levers and driving change to improve business performance. There’s a new problem to solve every day. What I dislike most is when custodians of business allow self-interest to override sound business decisions. I have a fiduciary responsibility and a bigger purpose, so I challenge those behaviours." You joined Deloitte Consulting in March. What has it been like so far? "It's been going well. There are immediate operational finance topics I am steering across Africa and with the broader firm and I’ve gone through our budget and year-end process already. I’m learning about the broad array of professional services offered by Deloitte Consulting, not to mention the exciting M&A activities. I’m also the Lead Committee sponsor for Deloitte Women in Leadership Consulting, which is progressive." Prior to this you were at T-Systems South Africa. What did you achieve while there? "T-Systems is a large technology company. My notable achievements were bringing about marked efficiencies and increased effectiveness of the finance team. I strengthened team skills through hiring qualified professionals and introduced strong commercial themes of finance enabling business growth. Through innovative deal shaping and pricing, pro-active support for our internal and external customers and introducing a theme of ‘Finance gets Loud’, I brought about a cultural team change for the better. I am proud of the strong 2015 results posted, which included milestone profitability achievements. I also drove the M&A strategy. It was an exciting journey to unlock new revenue streams with different partners in the market." You are young and yet you've enjoyed great success in your career thus far. How does this make you feel, and what has been key to your success? "I'm proud, I'm excited and I’m mostly humbled. Success is not finite to me; it's continuous and evolving. I’m always energised to explore the next level. I constantly try to displace myself so I create space for new leadership capacity."
08 July 2016
How to become the world's most inspiring accountant: a chat to Coenie Middel
"We have always believed passionately in the role accountants play in creating a better world by helping to make businesses more successful, creating jobs and generating wealth," says Coenraad 'Coenie' Middel, whose firm Middel & Partners has been named as one of the most inspiring accountancy practices in the world and has been included in the recently published ‘The World’s Most Inspiring Accountants’ by author Steve Pipe.
03 June 2016
Compleo Business Solutions and Compleo Print choose SAP Business One
Having originally implemented SAP Business One in 2006 within Compleo Print, it became clear that the remaining businesses in the group were not enjoying as rich a functionality, which led to concerns over data integrity and reporting capability, as well as a distinct lack of integration. An almost fatal server crash in 2011 prompted the business as a whole to review its ERP technology infrastructure in order to ensure business continuity long into the future. Founded in 1999 as a strategic Xerox partner, Prodoc Business Solutions, recently renamed Compleo Business Solutions, has played a key role in positioning Xerox as a leading brand and supplier of quality printing equipment and related consumables in South Africa. A growing market, together with the opportunity to expand to a more holistic offering, saw the launch of Prodoc Business Systems, embracing a more service focused approach. In 2006, Compleo Print, a digital print company, was also launched. Operating in a B2B environment, the group works with a wide range of companies across multiple business sectors including agriculture, healthcare and government, to name but a few.
27 May 2016
Accounting in the cloud - Xero's Gary Turner on conquering SA
With personal computers and the internet mere precursors to the real digital revolution, CFOs need to change gears and get ready for radically different roles, says Xero executive Gary Turner. Few firms are riding the waves of digital change so confidently as Xero, the accounting software cloud-solution for small- and medium-sized enterprises. After swooping the UK market, Gary has now set his sights on South Africa.
04 May 2016
Finance Indaba 2016: Excel4apps powers up your reporting processes
"We make Excel the front end to your ERP (Oracle, SAP or PeopleSoft) and give you all the power of Excel plus more with our custom-built functions," says Shirley Riddick, MD of Excel4apps in the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. Excel4apps is a gold partner at the Finance Indaba Africa 2016 on 13 and 14 October 2016 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
30 March 2016
To SPAC or not to SPAC? An interview with #FinTech financier Greg Voigt
"The traditional PE model is stale and battling with an ever increasing amount of regulations and complexity," says Greg Voigt, chief investment officer at special purpose acquisition company M-FiTEC that listed on the JSE’s AltX board at the end of last year. We spoke to him about the advantages of a SPAC over other financing forms, the opportunities for FinTech in South Africa and his ambitions with M-FiTEC.
19 February 2016
Blockchain will revolutionise business, says Bankymoon CEO Lorien Gamaroff
"Blockchain is going to be a massive disruptive force. This is the next revolution, the next Internet, if you like. It is not an understatement to declare that a new technological revolution is upon us," says Lorien Gamaroff, founder and CEO of Bankymoon, a software company focusing on Blockchain technologies. Gamaroff will be one of the speakers at the much-anticipated FinTech Africa Blockchain Event, taking place on 25 February in Cape Town.
25 November 2015
Be disrupted or die - CFO master class at the Oracle Cloud Day
27 October 2015
Mxit shuts up shop
Mxit, a local social network and, in fact, the first social platform to introduce South Africans to instant messaging, shocked many when it announced recently that it is shutting down its commercial operations and donating its intellectual property and technology assets (in their entirety) to independent public benefit organisation, The Reach Trust.
20 March 2015
Great insight into African tax by KPMG's top experts
Never speak to the tax authority in an African country without an advisor present, make better use of tax incentives and familiarise yourself with the local tax law and the people who enforce it. Those were some of the lessons during the extremely insightful Master Class at Thursday’s Moving into Africa event in the Michelangelo Hotel in Sandton. The CFOs present received a comprehensive overview of African tax affairs by some of the brightest tax minds on the continent, provided by KPMG.
19 July 2013
Chris Povall, CFO Accéntuate: Doing more with less
“The role of CFOs in organisations has not changed as much as some people like to think it has,” says Chris Povall, Chief Financial Officer at Accéntuate Limited, a listed South African company that specializes in vinyl, laminate and wooden floors, chemicals for the flooring industry and a broad range of cleaning chemicals. Povall is a highly experienced finance leader, having held influential positions at Impala Platinum, Times Media, Chemical Services and Protea Chemicals. “What has changed is the technical and compliance side of the job: rules, regulations, IFRS… there are more and more regulations and standards to comply with. Each day we have to do more with less.”
26 June 2013
Cape Town CFO Round Table: Making IT a Priority
Many South African CFOs and Finance Directors struggle to manage their time properly. IT can lead to many headaches, but can also free up time for the things finance professionals really want to do: look to the future and strategize. That was the conclusion of the participants of the CFO South Africa round table on Tuesday 14 May at The Twelve Apostles Hotel in Cape Town.
18 June 2013
Asher Bohbot, CEO EOH: Appropriate expectations in Africa
“It is important to understand that the markets in the rest of Africa are very different from South Africa,” says Asher Bohbot, founder and CEO of the South African IT company EOH. There is a bit of hype around investing in Africa lately and Bohbot warns that expectations of returns need to be realistic. At the same time the experienced entrepreneur acknowledges the opportunities are enormous. “Africa’s growth is greater than ours in South Africa, so there is no question that the continent is a destination for growth for South African enterprises.”
20 October 2011
Professionals concerned about economy
There has been a sharp decline in confidence in the local economic situation. This is according to the Graduate Professionals Confidence Index compiled by insurance and investment company PPS.
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PPS is the only mutual financial services company in South Africa that focuses exclusively on graduate professionals, providing tailor-made insurance, investment and healthcare solutions.
Address: 6 Anerley Road Parktown 2193
Phone: 0861 777 146
Website: https://www.pps.co.za