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The best insurance companies to work for

17 October 2011 | Straight Talk

A number of financial services firms feature in the 2011 Deloitte Best Company to Work For survey. The survey assesses companies in order to determine which offers the best overall employee experience. There were some major changes to the 2011 survey. Fir

Would the leader of the Republic please step forward?

17 October 2011 | The Stage

I begin today’s Stokes’ Stage with a definition of leadership. Instead of reciting from my trusted Oxford Dictionary I turn to a quote attributed to Lao Tzu, a philosopher of ancient China and the person traditionally recognised as the founder of Taoism.

Investing with uncertainty and volatility

04 October 2011 | Straight Talk

Cast your minds back 12 to 18 months and the economists were all discussing the likely “shape” of the global economic recession. Their favourite “prop” was the alphabet, and they spent hours debating weather markets would exhibit the V-shape, U-shape or d

The premier league of world economies

03 October 2011 | The Stage

Clem Sunter – futurist, scenario planner and author of more than 14 books since 1987 – features regularly on the corporate presentation circuit. One of the themes he often trundles out is that of South Africa’s global economic competitiveness. And there’s

quick poll

Question

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

Answer

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

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