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Could entrepreneurship be the solution for ‘discouraged’ workers?

21 May 2013 | The Stage

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) released its quarterly figures on employment and they are far from rosy. During the first quarter, the ranks of the unemployed swelled by 100 000 people to reach 4.6 million – that equates to 25.2%, the official unemploy

New Codes of Conduct throw credit industry into disarray

20 May 2013 | Straight Talk

The new Credit Industry Codes of Conduct introduced by the National Credit Regulator (NCR) have caused a fracas in the credit industry, in part because of the heavy-handed way in which they were introduced, but also because the new codes appear to revert

Taxpayers’ rights, the Tax Administration Act (TAA) and the Constitution

09 May 2013 | Featured Story

The Tax Administration Act (TAA) brings momentous changes to the South African tax regime, extending the powers of SARS but also indirectly emphasising taxpayer rights. It is crucial that tax practitioners understand what this means, because it will enabl

Do income funds fill a gap in the decumulation phase of retirement?

06 May 2013 | Featured Story

When we save for retirement we think of ourselves as having a lifetime to do so. But according to Professor Shlomo Benartzi, chief behavioural economist at Allianz, we only really work for a third of our lives because the rest of the time we’re either bei

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If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

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2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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